ISBN: 9780500280683 - the alphabetic labyrinth: the letters in history and imagination (11 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

paperback. Zustand: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned.…

Zustand: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. The letters of the alphabet have been the source of some speculation since their invention almost 4000 years ago. Through research this text examines the many ways in which the letters of the alphabet have been used in political, spiritual and religious systems over two millennia. The book also presents the more general history of lettering, printing and calligraphy, as well as using colour illustrations to support the text. The book provides a source to historians studying art, culture or typography.…

Paperback. Zustand: Fair. New Ed. The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way.

Zustand: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Zustand: Very Good. Very Good condition. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. Corner of the rear cover creased, owner's inscription, bookseller's marks, one note on the last page and some marking to the page edges. Shipped from the UK in recyclable card packaging.

Zustand: Good. Scratches to cover & stains/scuffs to edges. Tanning/heavy foxing to page edges. Some creases to pages. Text/images very good.

Zustand: Very Good. Same day dispatch. Lovely copy.

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. 1999 paperback edition. Lightly soiled page edges with no other visible defects, attractive copy in overall excellent condition. 339 illustrations, 320 pages beau livre 19 x 26 cm. Contents: I. The Alphabet in Context -- II. Origins and Historians -- III. The Alphabet in Classical History, Philosophy and Divination -- IV. Gnosticism, Hermeticism, Neo-Platonism and Neo-Pythagoreanism: The Alphabet in the Hellenistic and Early Christian Era -- V. Calligraphy, Alchemy and Ars Combinatoria in the Medieval Period -- VI. The Kabbalah -- VII. Rationalizing the Alphabet: Construction, Real Character and Philosophical Languages in the Renaissance -- VIII. The Social Contract, Primitivism and Nationalism: The Alphabet in the 18th Century -- IX. The Alphabet in the 19th Century: Advertising, Visible Speech and Narratives of History -- X. 20th Century: Eclecticism, Technology and the Idiosyncratic Imagination. Subjects; Alphabet History. Alphabets. Lettering. Calligraphy. Typography. Iconography - Lettering. Numerology. Printing. Book.…