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The Art of Language
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Discover and practice over 26 scripts.From Arabic and Japanese to Hebrew, Javanese and Cherokee, explore 26 unique scripts and alphabets with Lonely Planet – and learn to write local proverbs with our calligraphy tutorials.For each script you`ll discover its history and roots, how and where it flourished, and gain insight into other people, places, cultures and traditions throughout the world. We`ll then tell you how to use the script and the easiest handwriting techniques to make it look authentic. Accompanying each script is local proverb and a calligraphy tutorial with a blank page so you can easily recreate the sentence in your own hand.Scripts include:Arabic – from Africa and the Middle EastVai – from Sierra Leone and LiberiaHangul – from KoreaJapaneseHanunoo – from the PhilippinesTamil and Sinhalese – from Sri LankaTibetanGeorgianCyrillic – from Belarus, Georgia, Russia and UkraineMongolianTifinagh – from north AfricaHebrew and Syriac – from the Middle East