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Z40-Z104.5Writing  

Entry terms

  • Chirography
  • Handwriting

Note

  • General and comparative works on the Semitic alphabet and its ancient and modern derivatives, or with similar series of characters employed to represent the sounds of a language, are entered under [Alphabet.]
  • Here are entered works on the process or result of recording language in the form of conventionalized visible marks or graphic signs on a surface. Works on the writing of a particular language are entered under the name of the language with subdivisions [Alphabet] and [Writing,] e.g. [Greek language--Alphabet; Egyptian language--Writing.] Works on systems of writing used by several peoples are entered under [Writing,] followed by the name of the system, e.g. [Writing, Arabic.]
  • Works on variations in the style of writing in the past, and especially with ancient and medieval handwriting, are entered under [Paleography.]
  • Works on written languages as a form of communication or discourse are entered under [Written communication.]

Example

  • Notes under [Alphabet; Paleography; Written communication]

Notation

  • Z40-Z104.5

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/lcsh/sh85148637

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