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When you compare Roman & Greek letters to Arabic, it's clear that the former were designed for carving, and the latter for writing. It's interesting that the ca
by pjungwir 14y ago
When you compare Roman & Greek letters to Arabic, it's clear that the former were designed for carving, and the latter for writing. It's interesting that the carving letters wound up being more suitable for a printing press.
- evincarofautumn 14y agoIt’s largely coincidental though. The Mayan script was carved, while Latin, Greek, and Phoenician were all originally pressed in clay with a stylus. With few limitations, you can use any medium to convey any script. I don’t think the original design constraints have much bearing on that.