Project Gutenberg 2005-03-20 Public domain in the USA. 599 Pardo de Tavera, T. H. (Trinidad Hermenegildo) 1857 1925 Tavera, Trinidad Hermenegildo Pardo de Tavera, T. H. Pardo de (Trinidad Hermenegildo Pardo) De Tavera, T. H. Pardo (Trinidad Hermenegildo Pardo) Contribucion Para El Estudio de los Antiguos Alfabetos Filipinos Produced by Tamiko I. Camacho, Pilar Somoza and PG Distributed Proofreaders. Produced from page scans provided by University of Michigan. "Contribucion Para El Estudio de los Antiguos Alfabetos Filipinos" by T.H. Pardo de Tavera is a scholarly work written in the late 19th century. This book serves as a scientific publication that delves into the historical study of the ancient alphabets used by the Filipino inhabitants prior to Spanish colonization. The author explores the writing systems developed by the Malay race, referred to as the "Indios," and examines their significance in the broader context of Philippine history and culture. In this work, Pardo de Tavera discusses various ancient Filipino alphabets, outlining their characteristics and the complexities involved in understanding them. He critiques previous studies and provides a detailed comparison of the different scripts, particularly focusing on Tagalog and Ilocano alphabets. The book illustrates how these writing systems were used and their similarities to other writing systems in Asia and Oceania. Furthermore, Pardo de Tavera argues for the importance of preserving knowledge about these scripts, arguing that despite their decline in use, they hold significant historical value that deserves deeper investigation and appreciation. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 48.0 (College-level). Difficult to read. es Philippine languages -- Alphabets PL Text Category: History - Other Category: Archaeology & Anthropology Category: Language & Communication 78280 2025-08-06T13:56:22.746223 text/html 75196 2020-12-14T07:58:06 text/html 141569 2025-08-06T13:56:29.242196 application/epub+zip 137840 2025-08-06T13:56:26.254209 application/epub+zip 83989 2025-08-06T13:56:24.987208 application/epub+zip 404898 2025-08-06T13:56:31.339179 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 390073 2025-08-06T13:56:28.242240 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 283618 2022-09-07T21:39:37.134041 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 59269 2025-08-06T13:56:22.366209 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 58679 2020-12-14T07:58:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19054 2025-08-06T13:56:31.497180 application/rdf+xml 24763 2025-08-06T13:56:25.479203 image/jpeg 4616 2025-08-06T13:56:25.231247 image/jpeg 22885 2020-12-14T07:58:06 application/octet-stream application/zip 40126 2020-12-14T07:58:06 application/octet-stream application/zip 132604 2025-08-06T13:56:22.769218 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia es.wikipedia