Table of Contents

Part 1 The origin and transmission of the Greek alphabet. Part 2 Writing in archaic Greece: direction of the script and methods of inscribing; materials used; the subjects of early Greek inscriptions; letter-forms as evidence for dating inscriptions. Part 3 The local scripts: central Greece; the Peloponnese; north-western Greece; the western colonies; the Aegean Islands; the eastern Greeks; the northern colonial area.

Reviews

`In short the book is a great credit not only to the author but to the sponsors and to the Press who have made the publication possible.' American Journal of Archaeology
`This is a work of the greatest importance for all students of Greek literature, history, and art.' T. B. L. Webster, Antiquaries Journal
`...(this) will remain the textbook on epichoric Greek inscritions for generations of young epigraphists to come.' H. W. Pleket, Memnosyne
`This timely republication deserves the gratitude of all who have over the years profited from "Anne" Jeffery's work, and ensures its continuing influence and utility.'
Times Literary Supplement