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2. Symbols

Encyclopedia of western signs and ideograms. More than 2,500 signs, from ideograms to graffiti, arranged into groups according to their graphic characteristics. Their histories, uses, and meanings.
http://www.symbols.com/ - 05-03-2003
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Rating: [7.00] Votes: [990]
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3. Ancient Scripts of the World

Lawrence Lo describes the origins, types and families of writing systems. Sections on phonetics, historical linguistics. Bibliography and links.
http://www.ancientscripts.com/ - 19-10-2003
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Rating: [6.99] Votes: [1080]
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4. A Philippine Leaf

A description of literacy and writing systems in Pre-Hispanic Philippines.
http://www.bibingka.com/dahon/ - 29-07-2003
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Rating: [6.29] Votes: [14]
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5. African Writing Systems

An examination of the writing systems of Africa, including Amharic (Ethiopian).
http://www.library.cornell.edu/africana/Writing_Systems/Amharic.html - 17-06-2001
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Rating: [6.00] Votes: [2084]
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7. ITRANS

Widely-used software for working with the writing systems of India (Devnagari, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Punjabi, Tamil, and Telugu).
http://www.aczone.com/itrans/ - 22-09-2001
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Rating: [6.00] Votes: [506]
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