The universal penman : a survey of western calligraphy from the Roman period to 1980 : catalogue of an exhibition held at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, July-September 1980 / Joyce Irene Whalley and Vera C. Kaden
1980, 1st edition. London : H.M. Stationery Off. Very good paperback copy; cover slightly creased and dulled as with age. Bright and clean internally. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Item #435705
ISBN: 0112903398
Physical description: ix, 152 pages : illustrations ; 21 x 30 cm. Series: Victoria and Albert Museum catalogues. Contents: Language diversity in the United States: dispelling common myths and appreciating advantages / Kim Potowski with Scott McGinnis -- Language contact in the United States / Suzanne Romaine -- Native American languages in the United States / Teresa L. McCarty -- Spanish in the United States / Kim Potowski and Maria Carreira -- Chinese in the United States / Yun Xiao -- Tagalog in the United States / Elvira C. Fonacier -- French in the United States / Albert Valdman -- Vietnamese in the United States / Carl L. Bankston III and Vy Thuc Dao -- German in the United States / Renate Ludanyi -- Korean in the United States / Hae-Young Kim -- Russian in the United States / Olga E. Kagan and Kathleen Dillon -- Italian in the United States / Anna De Fina and Luciana Fellin -- Arabic in the United States / Sonia Shiri -- Portuguese in the United States Ana Maria Carvalho -- Polish in the United States / Bo ena Nowicka McLees and Katarzyna Dziwirek -- Language policy in the United States / Terrence G. Wiley. Subjects: Victoria and Albert Museum. Calligraphy History ; Exhibitions. Penmanship History Exhibitions.
Price: €35.00