Excerpt from Phyllanthography: A Method of Leaf and Flower Writing Before entering upon the subject of(a a), corresponding to our a, is from the Phoenician Aleph, formed from the hiero glyphic of an ox's head; the second Greek let ter, beta (b fi)=b, is from the Phoenician, beth, meaning a house; the third Greek letter, gam ma (7 )=g, from the Phoenician Gimal (heb. Gimel), a camel; delta (a a)=d, is from the Phoenician daleth, meaning a door; etc. But picture-writing did not originate with the Semitic nations the Phoenicians copied it from the Egyptian hieroglyphics. In short, to borrow the words of Isaac Taylor, l It (pic ture-writing) was begun by the Egyptians, continued by the Semites, and finally perfected by the Greeks.' About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.