Westward to Greece
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Westward to Greece is a short film from 1958 released on 16mm. It is held in the IUL Moving Image Archive collection.
Discusses current theories on the origin of the Semitic alphabet. Illustrates the acrophonic principle of alphabetization by the development of several letters from the Semitic through the Greek and finally to their Latin forms. Explains the emergenc...
Westward to Greece | |
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Release date | 1958 |
Running time | 0:29:31 |
More Details
- internal id
- 71133
- Summary
- Discusses current theories on the origin of the Semitic alphabet. Illustrates the acrophonic principle of alphabetization by the development of several letters from the Semitic through the Greek and finally to their Latin forms. Explains the emergence of the Greek letters into Eastern and Western systems. Features Dr. Frank Baxter.
- Physical Format
- 1 Film (0:29:31)
- 16mm
- IUL Genres
- IUL Subject
- Alphabet
- Communication and culture, History
- Television.
- Full Original Title
- Westward to Greece