The origin and progress of writing, as well hieroglyphic as elementary, illustrated by engravings taken from marbles, manuscripts and charters, ancient and modern : also some account of the origin and progress of printing . but not-withftanding this opinion, it is certain, that by far the greater part ofthe alphabets, now ufed in different parts of the globe, are derived fromthe Phenician, ancient Hebrew, or Samaritan. Having firft found letters among the Phenicians, we fhall, in thecourfe of the prefent chapter, inquire what alphabets are derived fromthat fource. This inquiry will furnifh, ou
The origin and progress of writing, as well hieroglyphic as elementary, illustrated by engravings taken from marbles, manuscripts and charters, ancient and modern : also some account of the origin and progress of printing . but not-withftanding this opinion, it is certain, that by far the greater part ofthe alphabets, now ufed in different parts of the globe, are derived fromthe Phenician, ancient Hebrew, or Samaritan. Having firft found letters among the Phenicians, we fhall, in thecourfe of the prefent chapter, inquire what alphabets are derived fromthat fource. This inquiry will furnifh, our readers with feveral importantfacts, relative to the population and civilization of the mofl celebratednations; and will give them an hiftorical account of the progrefs oflearning, and of writing, in a more clear and concife manner thancould have been done, if we had entered into the hiftory of writing,and the confideration of the forms of letters, at the fame time. (2) Univ. Hift. vol. i, p. 52. We fhall the next chapter, where we fhall fpeak particu-illuftrate thefe obfervations in the courfe of larly of the forms of letters. H ALPHABETS 5° ORIGIN AND PROGRESS c • rt C o .5 ~—5 0 ~ OS • —t t:U. W 53 5Ph C ~ <£ <u c <3 -a -2 2originprogressof00astl_0
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