An essay upon literature- or, An enquiry into the antiquity and original of letters; proving that the two tables, written by the finger of God in Mount Sinai, was the first writing in the world, and (14744470431)

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Title: An essay upon literature: or, An enquiry into the antiquity and original of letters; proving that the two tables, written by the finger of God in Mount Sinai, was the first writing in the world, and that all other alphabets derive from the Hebrew ; with a short view of the methods made use of by the antients to supply the want of letters before, and improve the use of them, after they were known
Year: 1726 (1720s)
Authors: Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731
Subjects: Alphabet
Publisher: London : Printed for Tho. Bowles ...
Contributing Library: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign



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OXFORD. Printed at the Clarendon Printing-Houfe. MDCCXXX.
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