Project Gutenberg 2016-03-11 Public domain in the USA. 66 Jermain, Frances Delavan Page 1829 1905 06046295 In the path of the alphabet an historical account of the ancient beginnings and evolution of the modern alphabet Produced by WebRover, Elizabeth Oscanyan, Chris Curnow and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "In the Path of the Alphabet" by Frances D. Jermain is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The work explores the ancient origins and evolution of the modern alphabet, drawing from various historical sources and archaeological discoveries to provide a comprehensive understanding of this fundamental aspect of language. The text likely encompasses subjects such as Egyptian hieroglyphics, cuneiform writing, and other significant contributions from ancient civilizations. At the start of the book, the author reflects on the significant achievements in archaeological research that have unveiled the history of letters, which hold not only historic value but also implications for biblical narratives and our understanding of religious texts. The opening introduces crucial discoveries, namely the Rosetta Stone and advancements in deciphering hieroglyphics and cuneiform inscriptions, laying the groundwork for the exploration of how these writing systems developed and influenced the evolution of alphabetic writing. The author articulates the complexity of this journey, indicating the interplay between language, culture, and the written word throughout history. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Alphabet P Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Language & Communication Browsing: Literature 261291 261349 2024-09-21T12:29:50.143438 2023-09-22T09:29:17.943088 text/html text/html 257724 2016-03-11T16:43:46 text/html; charset=utf-8 927830 2016-03-11T16:43:48 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 971009 2024-09-21T12:29:55.774407 application/epub+zip 968556 2024-09-21T12:29:51.463445 application/epub+zip 131590 2024-09-21T12:29:50.809443 application/epub+zip 1029683 2024-09-21T12:29:59.158413 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 911796 2024-09-21T12:29:55.111413 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 166531 2022-09-23T12:05:05.297974 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 219084 218865 2024-09-21T12:29:49.411458 2023-09-22T09:29:17.144080 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 219007 2016-03-11T16:43:44 text/plain; charset=utf-8 76199 2016-03-11T16:43:48 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 18223 2024-09-21T12:29:59.371388 application/rdf+xml 5301 2024-09-21T12:29:50.888439 image/jpeg 1510 2024-09-21T12:29:50.849428 image/jpeg 963646 2024-09-21T12:29:50.213459 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog