Kawi and Baybayin, ancient writing scripts of Southeast Asia

Copy of a stone stele written in Kawi script, then kept in the Museum of Culture Batavia The media of writing and images correspond to two different forms of reception: words are read, images are recognized. While the code that makes writing legible first has to be learned formally, what is shown in images can… Continue reading Kawi and Baybayin, ancient writing scripts of Southeast Asia