The Letter and the Cosmos

The Letter and the Cosmos How the Alphabet Has Shaped the Western View of the World

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Publisher's Synopsis

The Letter and the Cosmos is a sharp and entertaining examination of how languages, letterforms, orthography, and writing tools have reflected our hidden obsession with the alphabet,

Book information

ISBN: 9781442650602
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Imprint: University of Toronto Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 411
DEWEY edition: 23
Number of pages: xiii, 218 , 50 unnumbered of plates
Weight: 534g
Height: 162mm
Width: 236mm
Spine width: 25mm