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3 +1 | a form of writing |
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3 | De tekst is in boustrofedon-vorm in het natuurlijke, gladde oppervlak van de kalaksteen gegraveerd |
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a form of writing Explanation: Boustrophedon text is a form of writing. Boustrophedon text is unique in having words go back and forth across the page, turning at the end of each row. In other words, one line is read from left to right, while the next line is read from right to left, and so on in that order. Some ancient Greek texts were written in this way: the word boustrophedon is Greek for "turning of the ox"—the lines of the page shuttle backwards and forwards across the page in a manner thought to resemble the plowing of a field by an ox. Boustrophedon text is a form of writing. Boustrophedon text is unique in having words go back and forth across the page, turning at the end of each row. In other words, one line is read from left to right, while the next line is read from right to left, and so on in that order. Some ancient Greek texts were written in this way: the word boustrophedon is Greek for "turning of the ox"—the lines of the page shuttle backwards and forwards across the page in a manner thought to resemble the plowing of a field by an ox. Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boustrophedon_text |
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De tekst is in boustrofedon-vorm in het natuurlijke, gladde oppervlak van de kalaksteen gegraveerd Explanation: Dikke vandalen: boustrofedon 1832 ‹Gr. boustrophèdon (heen en teruglopend van schrift, eig. van ploegossen) 1 Ÿ schrijfwijze van inscripties waarbij de eerste regel van links naar rechts, de tweede van rechts naar links gelezen wordt en zo verder steeds om en om. Internetreferentie: het Atlantisch alfabet moest een voorloper lijken van andere schriftsoorten. De schriftvorm is "boustrofedon": de eerste regel wordt van links naar rechts geschreven, de tweede van rechts naar links, enzovoorts.) Reference: http://www.neder-l.nl/newindex.html?http://www.neder-l.nl/ti... |
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