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Wordplay

Paperback • 2005 • English • 1. edition

Wordplay: the philosophy, art, and science of ambigrams

By John Langdon

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About the book

The author shows us how we can expand our understanding of terms and concepts by looking at ambigrams, words designed to be read upside-down, back to front, or in a mirror as well as from left to right. The book presents the reader with a number of ambigrams, and shows how the very shape of the letters can change our idea of a word and its meaning. The author demonstrates how one goes about making an ambigram.

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ISBN

9780593055823

Publisher

Bantam Press

Published year

2005

Language

English

Edition

1

Original title

Wordplay

Format

Paperback

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