BOUSTROPHEDON

This is an interesting word. I had never heard of Boustrophedon until a few days ago when my wife mentioned it to me. She came across it whilst researching for her History of Art course with the Open University.

Here are some of the mentions of Boustrophedon in British Newspapers of times-by:


Westmorland Gazette, 1 December 1821:


Brechin Advertiser, 27 March 1845:


16 May 1885, North Briton:


Dublin Daily Nation, 25 June 1900:


Bookseller,14 January 1927:



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