THESE WERE originally two distinct alphabets, the earlier being the "capitals" which came from Latin engravings in ancient Rome, the lower case developed later by pen-and-ink scribes. I believe these ...
The early Greek alphabet was painted on the body of an Attic black-figure cup. Credit: flickr / Dan Diffendale CC BY-SA 2.0 ...
The Central Asian nation of Kazakhstan is changing its alphabet from Cyrillic script to the Latin-based style favoured by the West. What are the economics of such a change? The change, announced on a ...
The Greek alphabet, traditionally believed to have emerged in the eighth century BC, is now undergoing reevaluation thanks to groundbreaking research at Leiden University. The writing system is ...
“I find myself falling in love with each new script I’m working on. With every multi-script typeface, we immerse ourselves in these new shapes we’re drawing, and with the amount of time we spend on ...
According to Roman mythology, what was the origin of the Latin alphabet? What was its alleged connection to the script of the ...