Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Abbreviations xv
5. Illustrations xvii
6. 1.Introduction 1
7. 2. Ancient Greek Letters 19
8. 3. Latin Letters And The Enduring Influence Of Roman Scripts 32
9. 4. Christian Letters: The Middle Ages 49
10. 5. The Letters Of Humanism 67
11. 6. Baroque Variations And The Search For A Universal Language 83
12. 7. Logical Letters: The Alphabet In The Age Of Reason 102
13. 8. The Alphabets Of The Industrialized World 118
14. 9. From Modern Experiments To Post-Modern Experiences 135
15. 10. Into The New Millennium 165
16. Notes 179
17. Works Cited 195
18. Illustration Credits (All Images Used With Permission) 209
19. Index 211