Alpha to Omega: The Life & Times of the Greek Alphabet [with] A B C Et Cetera: The Life & Times of the Roman Alphabet [with] The Alphabet Abecedarium: Some Notes on Letters

Alpha to Omega: "A letter-by-letter look at the Greek alphabet portrays diverse aspects of ancient Greek culture and identifies its contribution to modern English." ABC Et Cetera: "Describes the origins and history of words adopted from Latin and discusses ancient and modern usage." Alphabet Abecedarium: "Drawing from mythology, cosmology, history, the Bible, literature, and esoteric and conventional sources, this book takes the reader on a tour of each of the twenty-six letters that comprise one of civilization's greatest inventions, the Roman alphabet. In chapters that are descriptive, illustrative, and diverse, we are shown the history and development of every letter, how its shape evolved, how its characteristics were encoded, and how its history, attributes, and meanings were reflected in myth, literature, science, and religion."