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Syriac, a dialect of the ancient Aramaic language, has a remarkable Christian literature spanning a thousand years from the fourth to the thirteenth century, including important versions of the Bible. It remains the liturgical language of several churches in the Middle East, India, and the west, and 'Modern Syriac' is a vernacular still in use today. It is no wonder that this language has a long and rich printing history. The challenge of conveying the beautiful cursive Syriac script, in one or another of its three varieties, was taken up by many well-known type-designers in the letterpress era, from Robert Granjon in the sixteenth century to the Monotype and Linotype corporations in the twentieth, as well as by many lesser-known ones. This study records and abundantly illustrates no fewer than 129 different Syriac types, using archival documents, type-specimens, and the often scattered evidence of the print itself. The Typography of Syriac will be of interest not only to scholars of Middle Eastern languages and scripts but also to all historians of type and printing.

655.245 --- 094 =923 --- Speciale tekens --in de drukkunst --- Oude en merkwaardige drukken. Kostbare en zeldzame boeken. Preciosa en rariora--Syrisch --- 094 =923 Oude en merkwaardige drukken. Kostbare en zeldzame boeken. Preciosa en rariora--Syrisch --- Syriac language --- Syriac type --- Type and type-founding --- Semitic languages, Northwest --- Aramaic language --- Alphabet --- History --- Syriac type - History --- Syriac language - Alphabet --- Book history --- Semitic languages --- Syriac scripts