Re: [BKARTS] Nushu texts: how to read them?

["J. J. Foncannon" <bolu.bolu@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Are there any examples of Nushiu writings which are legible?

CARMIN Jim wrote:
> 
> Book artists may wish to take a look at the fascinating introduction to
> Nushu texts in the latest issue of PRINT (Mar/April 06, pp. 56-61),
> "Flowers in a Gale," by Eve Kahn.
> 
> "Nushu" or women's script in Mandarin is a special style of writing, ten
> centuries old, where women could express themselves openly, apparently
> since men could not read the 720-odd characters.  Kahn's article shows
> several examples of this strange elongated script, in beautiful small
> booklets that artists may wish to consider in their work.
> 
> More on Nushu here: http://www2.ttcn.ne.jp/~orie/home.htm
> 
>    Jim Carmin
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