Re: Indian scripts

Peter T. Daniels wrote:


Joachim Pense wrote:
Why didn't the Indians stick to the Brahmi script but proceeeded
instead to develop some handful of graphically much more elaborate
scripts that basically differ from Brahmi only by the shape of the
characters?

Was this development driven by esthetics/calligraphy only or are there
other reasons?

A very important factor in Indian script change is writing materials.
You write on palm leaves, you can't have straight lines!

What about the Devanagari headstrokes?

Joachim
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