Universal Palaeography: Or, Fac-similes of Writings of All Nations and Periods ... by J. B. Silvestre, Accompanied by an Historical and Descriptive Text and Introd, 1. ciltH. G. Bohn, 1849 |
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Sayfa xxix
... expression and skilful arrangement of his words which pre - eminently characterize his writings . With reference to the additions which the Emperor Claudius wished to make to the Latin alphabet , this writer observes : - " The Egyptians ...
... expression and skilful arrangement of his words which pre - eminently characterize his writings . With reference to the additions which the Emperor Claudius wished to make to the Latin alphabet , this writer observes : - " The Egyptians ...
Sayfa xxxi
... expression of all accessory circumstances , both of time and place . The uncivilized tribes of Oceania are scarcely advanced beyond this first step in the invention of the graphic art . This invention is a real universal character , but ...
... expression of all accessory circumstances , both of time and place . The uncivilized tribes of Oceania are scarcely advanced beyond this first step in the invention of the graphic art . This invention is a real universal character , but ...
Sayfa xxxii
... expressed by the characters in use , since such names were only words or compound words already expressed , and employed in writing , so that it only remained to bring together the different parts or syllables ; but this method was ...
... expressed by the characters in use , since such names were only words or compound words already expressed , and employed in writing , so that it only remained to bring together the different parts or syllables ; but this method was ...
Sayfa xxxiii
... expression of the most ordinary words of their own language , and of their grammatical inflections , without dis- continuing the use of the other kinds of signs consecrated by long anterior usage ; and thus employing one or the other ...
... expression of the most ordinary words of their own language , and of their grammatical inflections , without dis- continuing the use of the other kinds of signs consecrated by long anterior usage ; and thus employing one or the other ...
Sayfa xxxiv
... expression only is of impor- tance . Egypt employed it for many thousand years before the Christian era , and no other nation in the world can pretend to the use of alphabetical writing at so remote a period . We will now proceed to ...
... expression only is of impor- tance . Egypt employed it for many thousand years before the Christian era , and no other nation in the world can pretend to the use of alphabetical writing at so remote a period . We will now proceed to ...
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accents ancient antiquity Arabic Assyria belonged Bibl Bibliothèque Royale celebrated Champollion characters Charlemagne Chinese Christian Church commencement contains copied Coptic Coptic alphabet cuneiform Devanagari Egypt Egyptian language Egyptian writing eighth century elegant Emperor employed executed exhibits exist expressed fac-simile figurative fragments France gold Gospels Greek alphabet Greek manuscripts GREEK WRITING Hebrew hieratic hieroglyphic Ibid idioms India inscriptions invention IXTH kind of writing king language Latin Laurentian library majuscule manu miniatures MINUSCULE WRITING modern Montfaucon monuments nations ninth century origin ornamented palæographical papyrus period Persian Phoenician phonetic Plate present preserved primitive Ptolemy reign remarkable represented right to left Roman capitals Rome Royale at Paris rustic capitals Samaritan Samaritan alphabet scribe script seventh century signs specimen strokes Syriac tion Treatise uncial letters UNCIAL WRITING Vatican Vatican Library vellum verses VIIITH volume vowels whilst words written XIVTH XVTH Zend
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Sayfa 188 - In the year that king LJzziah died I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple. Above it stood the seraphim: each one had six wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered bis feet, and with twain he did fly. And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory.
Sayfa 188 - IN the year that king Uzziah died, I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple. Above it stood the seraphims ; each one had six wings ; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly.
Sayfa xxvii - Mansuram rudibus vocem signare figuris : Nondum flumineas Memphis contexere biblos Noverat, et saxis tantum volucresque feraeque Sculptaque servabant magicas animalia linguas).
Sayfa xxv - will render the Egyptians wiser, and even increase their powers of memory; for this invention is the medicine of memory and wisdom.' To this Thamus replied, ' O, most artificial Theuth ! One person is more adapted to artificial operations, but another to judging what detriment or advantage will arise from the use of these...
Sayfa 103 - ... less than 30,000 square feet of sculpture, and at the sides of these tableaux were innumerable inscriptions, equally composed of ingeniously grouped figurative signs, in explanation of the subjects, and combining with them far more happily than if they had been the finest alphabetical characters in the world. Their study would require more than a lifetime, and we have only space to give a few general hints.
Sayfa 343 - ... terrible Thieves. The Government a Republic, headed by a Doge, that is chosen every two years from among the Nobility, and must be a Genoese, at least Fifty years of age, and no Byblow. He cannot so much as lie One Night out of the City, without leave had from the Senate. When he is elected, they place a Crown of Gold on his Head, and a Sceptre in his Hand. His Robes are of Crimson Velvet, and he has the title of Serenity. Here I did business with several Persons of Consideration : the Senators...
Sayfa xxv - I have heard that about Naucratis, in Egypt, there was one of their ancient Gods, to whom a bird was sacred, which they call Ibis; but the name of the Daemon t himself was Theuth. According to tradition, this God first discovered numbers and the art of reckoning, geometry and astronomy, the games of chess and hazard, and likewise letters.
Sayfa 319 - Novum opus facere me cogis ex veteri, ut post exemplaria scripturarum toto orbe dispersa quasi quidam arbiter sedeam et, quia inter se variant, quae sint illa quae cum Graeca consentiant veritate decernam.
Sayfa xxviii - Ex quo apparel-}1 seternus literarum usus. ters) were invented in Egypt by a person whose name was Menon, fifteen years before Phoroneus the most ancient king of Greece : and he endeavours to prove it by the monuments. On the contrary, Epigenes, a writer of firstrate authority, informs us, that among the Babylonians were preserved observations of the stars, inscribed upon baked tiles, extending to a period of 720 years. Berosus and Critodemus, who are the most moderate in their calculations...
Sayfa 280 - Parts of words are carried from the end of one line to the beginning of another. The tails of the long letters are cut off diagonally, and the tops horizontally.