{"product_id":"100-writing-systems-of-the-world-9789529478897","title":"100 Writing Systems of the World","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book is a catalogue of 100 different writing systems around the world with full character charts and basic information on the left page and blank graph paper on the right page to start immediately experimenting all the different scripts. This is a great book for language enthuasiasts who want to see how different writing systems look like. This book can also be useful to identify unknown samples of writing or reading the signs while traveling. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe basic information provided above the character charts include: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003escript type (abjad, abugida, alphabet, syllabary, logography) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ewriting direction \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003einvention time \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003etime period when the script was used, if it's not used anymore \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eregions with predominant usage\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003elist of languages associated with the script\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo the theory part is kept to a bare minimum and there are better books for people who want to read more about the history of different writing systems. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book includes both modern and ancient writing systems around the world. From every continent and every different type of writing systems. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWriting systems by type: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e43 abugidas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e33 alphabets\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e14 abjads\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e10 syllabaries\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2 logographic scripts \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWriting systems by continent: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e70 Asia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e16 Europe\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e9 Africa\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4 the Americas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1 Oceania\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere are two additional sections in the end of the book. One section containing numerals in 35 different writing systems. The last section is \"design your own writing system\", where you can write down your own writing system.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFull list of writing systems: Arabic, Aramaic, Armenian, Avestan, Avoiuli, Balinese, Bamum, Batak, Baybayin, Bengali, Brahmi, Buhid, Burmese, Carian, Chakma, Cham, Cherokee, Coptic, Cypriot, Cyrillic, Deseret, Devanagari, Egyptian hieroglyphs, Elbasan, Etruscan, Fraser (Old Lisu), Futhark, Garay, Ge'ez, Georgian, Glagolitic, Gothic, Greek, Gujarati, Gurmukhi, Hangul, Hanunó'o, Hanzi, Hebrew, Hiragana, Inscriptional Pahlavi, Inscriptional Parthian, Inuktitut, Javanese, Kaithi, Kannada, Katakana, Kayah Li, Kharosthi, Khmer, Lao, Lepcha, Limbu, Linear B, Lontara, Lycian, Lydian, Malayalam, Mandaic, Manichaean, Mayan, Meitei Mayek, Mongolian, Nabataean, New Tai Lue, N'Ko, Odia, Ogham, Ol Chiki, Old Hungarian, Old Permic, Old Turkic, Osmanya, Phags-pa, Phoenician, Rejang, Samaritan, Saurashtra, Shavian, Sinhala, South Arabian, Soyombo, Sumerian cuneiform, Sundanese, Sylheti Nagri, Syriac, Tagbanwa, Tai Le, Tai Tham, Tai Viet, Tamil, Telugu, Tengwar, Thaana, Thai, Tibetan, Tifinagh, Tocharian, Ugaritic cuneiform, Vai.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Arctic Polyglots","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50499181674770,"sku":"9789529478897","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1f54e788-fc63-417d-bf51-62ad749332d2.jpg?v=1730740898","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/100-writing-systems-of-the-world-9789529478897","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}