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Visible Language, Vol 05, 03, Summer 1971

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Content includes:
A Prototype Computerized Page-design System, Aaron Marcus
Letter Names of the Latin Alphabet Arthur, E. Gordon
Steps toward Handwriting Analysis and Recognition, Makoto Yasuhara
Calligraphy of Ch’an and Zen Monks, J. Fontein and M. L. Hickman
Experiments with Unjustified Text, James Hartley & Peter Burnhill

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  • Format: Magazine
  • Year: 1971
  • Size: 154mm x 233mm

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Visible Language, Vol 05, 03, Summer 1971
Visible Language, Vol 05, 03, Summer 1971
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