Re: wine script (was: You've got to be kidding me.)

On Thu, Jan 06, 2005 at 05:06:03PM -0500, J. 'Mach' Wust wrote:
> On Thu, 6 Jan 2005 16:35:36 -0500, Carsten Becker
> <naranoieati@...> wrote:
[...]
> >My script is not to be confused with the script at omniglot.com!! I've
> >always referred to it as "Ornament script", "Wine script" (with W!!) or
> >"Tahano Nuvenon".
>
> I like the wine script much better!
>
> http://www.beckerscarsten.de/conlang/ayeri/pics/alphabet_ayeri_ornaments.jpg
>
> A very beautiful design. I don't doubt it could easily be converted into a
> swift writing script.
[...]

Indeed. Absolutely lovely! I should ste^H^H^H^H adopt some of the
ideas for the prospective Tatari Faran script. :-) It almost makes one
wonder if similar decorative designs in ancient pottery are actually
highly elaborated writing systems that tell stories that have been
forgotten for millenia.


T

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