Letter by Letter
by Laurent Pflughaupt
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- Paperback
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- ISBN 10
- 1568987374
- ISBN 13
- 9781568987378
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Letter by Letter. Laurent Pflughaupt. Princeton Architectural Press. Fine, unread trade paperback original.
Laurent Pflughaupt analyzes each letter of the Roman alphabet, tracing its origin, evolution, and form, as well as discussing its important abbreviations, symbols, and associated meanings, establishing correspondences between letters and elements from different fields ranging from paleography, phonetics, and graphic arts to the more arcane areas of musicology, esotericism, and Eastern philosophy. Timelines and images visualize the letters during different historical eras. Boxed for safe shipping. 13-b
Synopsis
Includes bibliographical references (p. 157-159) and index. Translated from the French.
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- Bookseller
- Widdershin's Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 858
- Title
- Letter by Letter
- Author
- Laurent Pflughaupt
- Illustrator
- Laurent Pflughaupt
- Format/Binding
- Trade Paperback
- Book Condition
- New New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 1568987374
- ISBN 13
- 9781568987378
- Publisher
- Princeton Architectural Press
- Place of Publication
- U.s.a.
- Date Published
- 2008
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literary Studies; Art;
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