Tibetan/other Asian scripts was Re: shopping list's too long...

>         Do you know Tibetan? I'd like to know about this language. I
have sympathy
> to the Tibetan cause, but over all I like very much their writing
system. I
> think it's the most beautiful one after the Arabic alphabet. Is
there any
> website about the Tibetan language?
   I've searched the web a lot and haven't found anything that does a
good job of describing the Tibetan writing system...but, I highly
recommend the book "Sacred Calligraphy of the East" by John Stevens,
ISBN 1570621225. It does a wonderful job of demonstrating _how_ to
write two different styles of Tibetan (stroke order and everything)
and also offers a few examples of two other styles (that are used more
for quick writing and jotting notes). Not only that, but you also get
insight into Hindu (Sanskrit/Devenagari), Japanese, and Chinese
caligraphy.
   This book was instrumental in developing the fifth and final
version of Enamyn's script, btw.
   :Peter

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