| RefNo | CLP/16/4 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Paper, 'A designe towards an universall alfabet' by Francis Lodwick |
| Date | [1685-1686] |
| Description | Lodwick writes on a universal alphabet, describing the concept of an alphabet, and states of his universal alphabet that 'I designe such a collection to wit, of all the single sounds expressed in any language or expressable by the mouth of man and this I name a designe, because for want of convers with different nations expressing natturally their owne language'.
Subject: Alphabet / Language
Partly published in Philosophical Transactions as 'An essay towards an universal alphabet' |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 8p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1686.0019 |
| RelatedRecord | CLP/16/5 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA7801 | Lodwick; Francis (1619 - 1694); linguistic scholar | 1619 - 1694 |