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"Alphabets." This chapter starts off talking about the alphabet in its earliest forms. Although the time and place are not entirely known about the creation of the alphabet, it is believed that the early Canaanites, Hebrews, and Phoenicians are the source. The first form of the alphabet was called the Phoenician alphabet. Which was based off of wedge shaped markings. Further into the reading is where we start to learn about our modern day alphabet developed by the Greeks and modified by the Romans. The Greek alphabet was the first alphabet that had a design sense to it. The Greeks took the Phoenician alphabet and added curvature that made balance and harmony. The letters became "symmetrical and balanced." The Greek alphabet was then adapted by the Romans who developed what we now know as the Latin alphabet. The Latin alphabet contains 21 letters. The Romans also introduced serifs which are "ledges" on the ends of letters. During this time scrolls and codex were introduced which offered new ways to write down information.

One thing i found interesting from the reading was the ox style of writing/reading. Which meant you would read left to right on one line then go right to left on the next line.

One Question i have is.. how big were the codices?

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This chapter is exactly what the title says. "Alphabets." This chapter starts off talking about the alphabet in its earliest forms. Although the time and place are not entirely known about the creation of the alphabet, it is believed that the early Canaanites, Hebrews, and Phoenicians are the source. The first form of the alphabet was called the phoenician alphabet. Which was based off of wedge shaped markings. Further into the reading is where we start to learn about our modern day alphabet developed by the greeks and modified by the romans. The greek alphabet was the first alphabet that had a design point to it. The greeks took the phoenician alphabet and added curvature that made balance and harmony. The letters became "symmetrical and balanced." The Greek alphabet was then adapted by the Romans who developed what we now know as the latin alphabet. The latin alphabet contains 21 letters. The romans also introduces serifs which are "ledges" on the ends of letters. During this time scrolls and sodex were introduced which offered new ways to write down information.

One thing i found interesting from the reading was the ox style of writing/reading. which meant you would read left to right on one line then go right to left on the next line.

One Question i have is.. how big were the codices?