Principles of palæography*— The value of palæontology ; meaning of archæan land masses ; search for ancient shore-lines ; reconstruction of original ancient mountains.
Kopp, in his “Palæographia Critica”, laid the foundations for Oriental palæography, while devoting himself exclusively to Semitic languages.
The transition from Birc(h)- to Birt- is obscured by the palæography of -t(h)-, -c(h)-, undistinguishable in many sources.