HOPSS1 Hopkins, Lionel C: THE SIX SCRIPTS OR THE PRINCIPLES OF CHINESE WRITING BY TAI T'UNG. Cambridge, 1954. xxviii, 84 pp. Facsimile plate. 23x14 cm. Cloth, dustjacket. GBP 45.00 A translation of the Liu Shu Gu (History of the Six Writings), compiled c. 1320, by the brother of Gerard Manley Hopkins, whose propensity for playing with words Lionel shared and expressed in his passion for and brilliant understanding of archaic Chinese script. Scarce in this its original form. Subjects: Language Available, as of: 08/11/2019 Was item 462 in printed List 197. Record produced by Hanshan Tang Books, www.hanshan.com.