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  1. Boustrophedon / ˌbuːstrəˈfiːdən / is a style of writing in which alternate lines of writing are reversed, with letters also written in reverse, mirror-style. This is in contrast to modern European languages, where lines always begin on the same side, usually the left.
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    What is the meaning of boustrophedon?
    Boustrophedon, the writing of alternate lines in opposite directions, one line from left to right and the next from right to left. Some Etruscan texts are written in boustrophedon style, as are some Greek ones of about the 6th century bc. The word is from the Greek boustrophēdon, meaning literally “to turn like oxen” (in plowing).
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    How were ancient boustrophedon writings copied?
    Sebestyén states that the ancient boustrophedon writings were copied from such wooden sticks with cut letters, applied for epigraphic inscriptions (not recognizing the real meaning of the original wooden type).
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    What happens when you unfold a boustrophedon inscription horizontally?
    When unfolded horizontally (as in the case of the stone-cut boustrophedon inscriptions), the final result is writing which starts from right to left, and continues from left to right in the next row, with letters turned upside down.
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    How do you do a boustrophedon transform?
    Figure 1. The boustrophedon transform: Start with the original sequence (in blue), then add numbers as indicated by the arrows, and finally read-off the transformed sequence on the other side.
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    Boustrophedon /ˌbuːstrəˈfiːdən/ is a style of writing in which alternate lines of writing are reversed, with letters also written in reverse, mirror-style. This is in contrast to modern European languages, where lines always begin on the same side, usually the left. The original term comes from Ancient Greek: … See more

    The wooden boards and other incised artefacts of Rapa Nui also bear a boustrophedonic script called Rongorongo, which remains undeciphered. In Rongorongo, the text in alternate lines was rotated 180 degrees … See more

    A modern example of boustrophedonics is the numbering scheme of sections within survey townships in the United States and Canada. In both countries, survey townships are divided into a 6-by-6 grid of 36 sections. In the U.S. Public Land Survey System, … See more

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    The Luwian language had a version, Hieroglyphic Luwian, that read in boustrophedon style (most of the language was written down in cuneiform).
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    Sator Square is read boustrophedonically in one interpretation See more

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    Before the standardization of writing from left to right, ancient Greek inscribers once used a style called boustrophedon, a word meaning literally "turning like oxen in plowing." When they …

  5. https://www.britannica.com/art/boustrophedon

    Feb 10, 2000 · boustrophedon, the writing of alternate lines in opposite directions, one line from left to right and the next from right to left. Some …

  6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boustrophedon_transform

    In mathematics, the boustrophedon transform is a procedure which maps one sequence to another. The transformed sequence is computed by an "addition" operation, implemented as if filling a triangular array in a boustrophedon (zigzag- or serpentine-like) manner—as opposed to a "Raster Scan" sawtooth-like manner.

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      Boustrophedon. An example, in English, of boustrophedon as used in inscriptions in ancient Greece (lines 2 and 4 read right–to–left) Boustrophedon /ˌbuːstrəˈfiːdən/ is a style of writing in

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      WHY BOUSTROPHEDONIC? The Marshall Amendment Sec. 2, Act of May 18, 1796 The Ancient Greeks (3000 B.C.-500 B.C.) developed their writing in various methods. One system, called

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      Boustrophedon definition, an ancient method of writing in which the lines run alternately from right to left and from left to right. See more.

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      bou·stro·phe·don. (bo͞o′strə-fēd′n, -fē′dŏn′) n. An ancient method of writing in which the lines are inscribed alternately from right to left and from left to right. [From Greek …

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      Noun. 1. boustrophedon - an ancient writing system: having alternate lines written in opposite directions; literally `as the ox ploughs'. orthography, writing system - a method of representing …

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      Boustrophedonic is a favourite of word-lovers, not only because it’s so unusual, but also because it refers to one method of writing ancient scripts, particularly early Greek. These could …

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