Description: The Origin and Progress of Writing, As Well as 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. By Thomas Astle and published in London by T. Payne and Son. 1803, 241 pp, 9x11.5'', 4to, hardcover binding. Detached and well worn boards, loss of the spine. Bookplate on inside of front cover. Wear to the beautifully marbled edges of the pages. There is minimal age-related toning and foxing. Minimal pencil notation on the endpapers. Corrigenda pasted onto the final page on the whitespace below the final paragraph. Otherwise there is no writing, highlighting, or underlining to the pages. See photographs. Thomas Astle was an English antiquary and paleographer. He later became a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries and the Royal Society. Astle is credited with bringing together the most impressive private collection of manuscripts in the country during his time, which went on to aid many academics such as Thomas Percy. A great item for anyone interested in how writing has evolved since the hieroglyphics.
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Binding: Hardcover
Place of Publication: London
Language: English
Author: Thomas Astle
Region: Europe
Publisher: T. Payne and Son
Topic: Writing
Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
Subject: History
Original/Facsimile: Original
Year Printed: 1803
