THE

ORIGIN AND PROGRESS

OF THE

ART OF WRITING:

A CONNECTED NARRATIVE

OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ART, IN ITS PRIMEVAL PHASES IN EGYPT, CHINA, AND MEXICO;

ITS MIDDLE STATE IN THE CUNEATIC SYSTEMS OF NINEVEH AND PERSEPOLIS ;

A NUMBER OF SPECIMENS OF THE WRITING OF ALL AGES, AND A SERIES OF FACSIMILES FROM
AUTOGRAPH LETTERS FROM THE FIFTEENTH TO THE NINETEENTH CENTURY.

SECOND EDITION.

LONDON:

DAY AND SON, GATE STREET, LINCOLN'S INN..

MDCCCLV.

LONDON:

PRINTED BY TAYLOR AND GREENING, GRAYSTOKE PLACE, FETTER LANE.

BRITISH

FIBRARY