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This is an encyclopedia of writing systems, scripts and orthographies of all the world's major languages, past and present. It provides both a fully illustrated description of over 400 writing systems and an account of the study of writing in many different disciplines, from anthropology to psychology.

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Wiley
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paperback
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Amazon UK
Release Date
18 February 1999
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12 February 2007

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