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boustrophedon (process)


Identification code: 300263327



Alternative term/s

  • boustrophedonic

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The process of writing alternate lines in opposite directions, one line from left to right, then the next from right to left, with the letters in the lines starting at right reversed as in a mirror; found in various ancient instriptions in Greek and other languages. Used metaphorically in analysis of narrative painting to refer to the disposition of the scene from right to left, then from left to right.

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