AN IMPROVED SYSTEM OF LETTERS OR CHARACTERS, AND COMPONENTS OR PART LETTERS TO BE USED IN WRITING AND PRINTING
Year: 1884

page_text: I, THOMAS MOIR, of the University Glasgow, in the County of Lanark, North
Britain, Registrar of the General Council of the University do hereby declare the
nature of my said invention for AN IMPROVED SYSTEM OF LETTERS OR CHARACTERS,
AND COMPONENTS OR PART LETTERS TO BE USED IN WRITING AND PRINTING" to
be as follows, that is to say:-
My said Invention consists of an improved system proposed to be adopted in
writing and printing, and by the use of which writing will be much facilitated and
the written matter will be rendered more regular and legible than ordinary
writing generally is, whilst it will very nearly resemble printed matter if the
proposed letters or characters are also adopted for (complete) printing.
In carrying out my Invention every complete letter or character is formed by
adding a simple mark to what may be termed a component or part-letter or part-
symbol. One form of component, or part-letter or part-symbol is to be used for
all the letters of the alphabet, and also for the numerals; so that if lines
consisting of repetitions of the part-letter or part-symbol are first written, letters,
words, and sentences can subsequently be formed in a simple and rapid manner
by adding to each part-letter or part-symbol the small mark required to make a
complete letter of it. It will at once be obvious that sheets or pages may have
lines of the part-letter or part-symbol previously printed on them (and that in a
much more regular and neat manner than can be done by ordinary hand writing)
and with such printed forms to operate on the process of writing, or rather of
completing the composite calligraphy will be extremely easy.
The part-letters or part-symbols may be printed by means of types or in any
other suitable manner; and types may also be made for printing the complete letters
or characters of the system, so that completely printed matter may nearly resemble
the writing, that is, the partly printed and partly written matter or composite
calligraphy.
The system may be carried out with the part-letter or part-symbol of any one
of a number of forms which are variously suitable or convenient; but after some
מ.

page_text: consideration I have been led to prefer a form which may be described as that of
the ordinary letter Q, without the bottom part, as here shown ; and I append
representations of what I propose to use for the complete letters or characters
'corresponding to the ordinary alphabet, and numerals.
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRST.U.V.
იიიძიhiჩვილიoდილიოტ
WXYZ. 1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.0.
Words may be divided from each other by dots or strokes marked between them,
and capitals may be marked by dots placed under the letter; whilst a kind of
brief or condensed hand may be formed by adding the completing marks for two
or inore successive letters to one part-letter in cases in which the order in which
the letters are to be read can be made out without difficulty.

page_text: I, THOMAS MOIR, of the University, Glasgow, in the County of Lanark, North
Britain, Registrar of the General Council of the University, do hereby declare the
nature of my said invention for "AN IMPROVED SYSTEM OF LETTERS OR CHARACTERS,
AND COMPONENTS, OR PART-LETTERS, TO BE USED IN WRITING AND PRINTING," and
in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement, that is to say :-
My said Invention consists of an improved system proposed to be adopted in
writing and printing, and by the use of which writing will be much facilitated and
the written matter will be rendered more regular and legible than ordinary
writing generally is, whilst it will very nearly resemble printed matter if the
proposed letters or characters are also adopted for (complete) printing.
In carrying out my Invention every complete letter or character is formed by
adding a simple mark to what may be termed a component or part-letter or part-
symbol, or stem. One form of component, or part-letter, or part-symbol, or stem
is to be used for all the letters of the alphabet, and also for the numerals, or
figures; so that if lines consisting of repetitions of the part-letter or part-symbol
are first written, letters, words, and sentences can subsequently be formed in a
simple and rapid manner by adding to each part-letter or part-symbol the small
mark required to make a complete letter of it. It will at once be obvious that
sheets or pages may have lines of the part-letter or part-symbol, or stem previously
printed on them (and that in a much more regular and neat manner than can be
done by ordinary hand writing) and with such printed forms to operate on the
process of writing, or rather of completing the composite calligraphy will be
extremely easy.
The part-letters or part-symbols, or stems may be printed by means of types or
in any other suitable manner; and types may also be made for printing the
complete letters or characters of the system, so that completely printed matter may
nearly resemble the writing, that is, the partly printed and partly written matter
or composite calligraphy.
The system may be carried out with the part-letter or part-symbol, or stem of
any one of a number of forms which are variously suitable or convenient; but
after some consideration I have been led to prefer a form which may be described
as that of the ordinary letter, ☐, without the bottom part, as here shown, n.
This my specification is accompanied by an explanatory and illustrative sheet
comprising representations of what I propose to use for the complete letters or
characters corresponding to the ordinary alphabet, and numerals or figures. These
representations occupy the left-hand side of the explanatory sheet, together with a
line of stems or part-symbols, and specimens of sentences printed according to my
system. On the right-hand half of the explanatory sheet there is shown a page of
stems or part-symbols ready for being converted into words and sentences by the
addition of the small distinguishing marks.

page_text: Words may be divided from each other by dots or strokes marked between them,
and capitals may be distinguished by putting a small cross (x) or dot or other
mark under them; whilst a kind of brief or condensed hand may be formed by
adding the completing marks for two or more successive letters to one stem or
part-symbol in cases in which the order in which the letters are to be read can be
made out without difficulty.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
Invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is
1. The improved system of letters or characters, and components, or part-letters
to be used in writing and printing substantially as hereinbefore described.
2. The printing of lines, pages, or acts of part-letters or part-symbols ready for
completion by writing or adding marks in the manner substantially as hereinbefore
described.

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