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glyph |glif|
noun
1 a hieroglyphic character or symbol; a pictograph : flanges painted with esoteric glyphs.
• strictly, a sculptured symbol (e.g., as forming the ancient Mayan writing system).
• Computing a small graphic symbol.
2 Architecture an ornamental carved groove or channel, as on a Greek frieze.

DERIVATIVES
glyphic |ˈglifik| adjective

ORIGIN late 18th cent. (sense 2) : from French glyphe, from Greek gluphē ‘carving.’

Friday, October 3, 2008

The Earthquake in China


The devastating earthquake in China last May prompted American designer Robert Appleton,who has been teaching in China, to design and co-curate 5.12: China's Massive Earthquake: A Commemorative Exhibition, held at the RCM Art Museum in Nanjing.Appleton notes: "The website has more than 100 works out of 200 in the show.
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