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Originally Posted By: ParkinTThanks, Faldage, for that input.Originally Posted By: FaldageAs to the original question the term refers to both miror image and upside down. We don't have to decide on one or the other to proclaim it boustrophedon.
To clarify, the original question was NOT as to which is boustrophedonic.
It was the [perhaps poor] choice of words to describe an 'either/or' scenario.
You mean like 'or'?
"In such writing, each letter on the alternate lines was written as in a mirror image or rotated 180 degrees."
Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted boustrophedon ParkinT 07/30/08 12:04 PM Re: boustrophedon TheFallibleFiend 07/30/08 01:14 PM Re: boustrophedon morphememedley 07/30/08 02:10 PM Re: boustrophedon zmjezhd 07/30/08 02:15 PM Re: boustrophedon Jackie 08/03/08 12:48 AM Re: boustrophedon tsuwm 08/03/08 02:23 AM Re: boustrophedon of troy 08/03/08 04:16 AM Re: boustrophedon Faldage 08/03/08 12:41 PM Re: boustrophedon ParkinT 08/04/08 05:23 PM Re: boustrophedon Faldage 08/05/08 12:39 AM
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