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Re: [lostlangs] Re: Hairo Script Brainstorming

From:Christian Thalmann <cinga@...>
Date:Sunday, July 4, 2004, 10:44
--- In conlang@yahoogroups.com, Barry Garcia <madyaas@G...> wrote:
> On Sun, 4 Jul 2004 11:07:51 +1000, Tristan Mc Leay <kesuari@y...> wrote: > > > > While I like the look, I didn't think, as a rule, Runes were
allowed to
> > have both vertical and horizontal lines. Something about engraving
into
> > wood, I understand. > > > > It's not that they weren't "allowed" it's that it's easier to cut with > the grain, or slightly diagonally.
Ah, good points, everyone. Hairo was mainly found carved in stone, where grain doesn't matter, embossed in metal, and later written with brush and pen. I also envisaged a style of writing in wood where one would drive a metal edge into the material with a hammer. I wonder whether that wouldn't split the wood too much, though. -- Christian Thalmann