Westward to Greece

Duration: 33

Year Published: 1958

Creator: WNET/13

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Description: 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.

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