Elements of South-Indian Palæography, from the Fourth to the Seventeenth Century A.D. c11.26

c11.26

It is impossible for me here to even attempt to consider the exact origin of the many different alphabets in use in the Malay Archipelago; as regards many, it seems probable that the question can never be solved; for old specimens of writing seem to be entirely wanting. But there can be no doubt that it will be possible to trace the development of some in a perfectly satisfactory manner, and the necessary materials will be found in Mr. K. F. Holle's excellent "Tabel van oud en nieuw-Indische Alphabetten" (1877).