Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Grand Alphabet Amusant

Grand Alphabet Amusant (Morel)


Grand Alphabet Amusant (Morel) ABC


Grand Alphabet Amusant (Morel) ABCDE


Grand Alphabet Amusant (Morel) FGH


Grand Alphabet Amusant (Morel) IJKL


Grand Alphabet Amusant (Morel) MNOPQ


Grand Alphabet Amusant (Morel) RST


Grand Alphabet Amusant (Morel) UVXYZ


Grand Alphabet Amusant (Morel) PELLERIN


Grand Alphabet Amusant (Morel) back cover


'Grand Alphabet Amusant' by E Morel, ~1890; extracted from a pdf hosted among the ancient childrens literature at the Braunschweig Digital Library (the complete book has been posted above. There is next to no information about the illustrator online).

Note that the letter 'W' is missing. My understanding is that the traditional French alphabet lacked a 'W' and it is only used now for imported words. Wallons (Walloons) might be an exception. Any others?

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