by David Sacks · Arrow · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780099436829
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«The Alphabet» is David Sacks's popular essay on the history of the alphabet, published by Arrow in paperback (400 pages, in English).
Each letter holds a story: why X means the unknown or a kiss, which letter was added last, and how strokes created a thousand years ago for a vanished Semitic language have survived to this day. It also reviews the twenty-six letters of the English alphabet and other alphabets, such as Chinese and Japanese ideograms.
Originally published in 2003 as «Letter Perfect: The Marvelous History of Our Alphabet From A to Z».
A popular work for those curious about the history of language, writing, and the origin of letters.
