Language visible : unraveling the mystery of the alphabet from A to Z /
Letters are tangible language. Joining together in endless combinations to actually show speech, letters convey our messages and tell our stories. While we encounter these tiny shapes hundreds of times a day, we take for granted the long, fascinating history behind one of the most fundamental of hum...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Broadway Books,
2003.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Online Access: | Contributor biographical information Publisher description |
| Summary: | Letters are tangible language. Joining together in endless combinations to actually show speech, letters convey our messages and tell our stories. While we encounter these tiny shapes hundreds of times a day, we take for granted the long, fascinating history behind one of the most fundamental of human inventions: the alphabet. The heart of the book is the 26 fact-filled "biographies" of letters A through Z, each one identifying the letter's particular significance for modern readers, tracing its development from ancient forms, and discussing its noteworthy role in literature and other media. |
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| Item Description: | The Cushing Library/Basbanes copy contains one piece of ephemera. The Cushing Library/Basbanes Collection copy is part of the Nicholas A. Basbanes Collection. |
| Physical Description: | xiii, 395 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 369-375) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0767911725 9780767911726 |