Indian Palaeography from about B.C. 350 to about A.D. 1300 c8.s5.t3.20
Indian Palaeography from about B.C. 350 to about A.D. 1300 c8.s5.t3.20
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It is worthy of note that the later alphabet of col. XV. has some more archaic signs than the earlier one of col. XIV. The reason no doubt is that the latter imitates the hand of the clerks of the royal office, while the former shows the monumental forms, suited for a public building. All the Grantha inscriptions imitate characters written with a *stilus*.