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Re: Schonfieldian Hebrew Orthography

From:Adam Walker <carrajena@...>
Date:Friday, August 13, 2004, 15:46
--- Jörg Rhiemeier <joerg_rhiemeier@...> wrote:

> Hallo! > > On Wed, 11 Aug 2004 11:12:27 -0400, > Steg Belsky <draqonfayir@...> wrote: > > > Heyall, > > > > I just found this webpage about Hugh Schonfield's > revised script for > > Hebrew. Check it out :) > > > > http://www.geocities.com/snortar/schonfield.html > > Looks interesting. It is essentially Hebrew letters > in a Roman guise. > (Some people here have compared it to Cyrillic; yes, > it has > something of Cyrillic as it is printed today, but > that is > essentially, well, Cyrillic in a Roman guise. > Medieval Cyrillic > has its own unmistakable style, quite different from > the Roman > fonts we are used to.) > > Greetings, > > Jörg. >
Medieval Latin has its own unmistakable styleS, quite different from the Roman fonts we are used to, as well. Had a look at Carolinian manuscript lately, or Beneventan, or Spanish Gothic hands? They are quite as unintelligible, or can be. Beneventan looks like something from Mars. Adam ===== Idavi avins patorrechi djinerachunis djul Avramu ad ul Davidu ed avins patorrechi djinerachunis djil deporrachuni in al Baviluña ad ul Cristu. Machu 1:17