भारतीय पराचीन लिपिमाला (Bharatiya Pracina Lipimala: The Palaeography of India) c3.13

c3.13

Vowels, consonants, consonants with vowel particles, conjunct consonants and special symbols or formations are selected from important inscriptions, copper-plates, coins and manuscripts of the period in question and arranged in proper order under the corresponding Nāgarī characters. Then follow a few lines from the same sources in original for exercise in deciphering. The characteristics of each script and special formations are traced and explained in the chapter relating to the plate, which also contains a Nāgarī transcript of the lines given for exercise.