"Jammed full of fabulous letters." — Words & Worlds of New York. Immensely practical volume (one of the largest of this sort available) contains 100 alphabets

The nine contributions in The Trade in Papers Marked with non-Latin Characters initiated by Anne Regourd (ed.) approach global history through the paper trade.

A global exploration of the many writing systems that are on the verge of vanishing, and the stories and cultures they carry with them. If something is importan

Explores a new approach to the history of writing, and a guide to writing in the history of Russia.