The Orion Book of the Written Word / Etiemble

The Orion Book of the Written Word / Etiemble

Books

REF.CL.1830
Reference Collection
114 p. : ill. (part col.) ; 20 x 22 cm.
1961
Etiemble
Wladislaw Finne
Orion Press
Rebecca Abramson
New York City
Writing--History, Etiemble, 1909-, Alphabet--History, Calligraphy
The author illustrates and discusses the origins and developments of the written word. In an "investigation into the origins and developments of the written word, the celebrated philologist, Etiemble... does not overlook the interplay of culture, religion, politics, and art on writing... aware of some abstract modern art as a form of calligraphy..." -- dust jacket.