Re: boustrophedon (was: Atlantis II)

Yoon Ha Lee wrote:

> I forget the complete lineup, but it included back-and-forth with
> rotations, back-and-forth with the letters retaining the same orientation
> all through, etc.  I *think* there were examples of each, but I can't
> remember what.  If I ever unearth the Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language
> (sorry, have been in moving-out process for the past couple weeks and 99%
> of my books-in-Ithaca are sitting in boxes in my fiance's parents'
> garage) I'll check.
No need. It is in David Crystal's Encyclopedia, page 187.
He mentions three ways.

1. This is an illustration of
   writing of way possible one
   in a boustrophedon style.

2. This is another illustration
   nI. gnitirw nodehportsuob fo
   this case, both lines and
   .desrever era sdrow eht

3. The letters are mirrored. As
   the *real* boustrophedon is like.
   Hard to show in e-mail. :)
   This is the way the vikings most
   often did it, though the 2nd way
   is used too.

||| daniel

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