TY - BOOK AU - Healey, John F. TI - The early alphabet SN - 0714180734 U1 - 411.09 HEA PY - 1990/// CY - London PB - British Museum Publications Limited KW - Alphabet KW - History KW - Writing KW - History N1 - Includes index N2 - In this generously illustrated book, John Healey outlines the basic principles of the early alphabet and describes the first attempts at alphabetic writing in the Semitic languages ER -