E.M. THOMPSON Introduction... is the standard work on this highly popular subject (??) in the English language. Well organized and better explained, it tells the story of Greek AND Latin scripts from the most ancient remnants to the age of printing (and even beyond)////The book includes wonderful images of so many periods of writing,you can sit looking through them for hours, learning much, without even reading the accompanying text. The text is an excellent overview, with an introduction giving an account of the history of Western writing (including Latin and Greek quotes on the matter -- of course it assumes you can read Latin!)