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were also usually arranged in registers one above the other. The direction of reading ran from one of the top corners, and reversed direction in each lower register, so that the reader did not have to start at the other end of each new row. Other examples, in the
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is a horizontal level in a work that consists of several levels arranged one above the other, especially where the levels are clearly separated by lines. Modern
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typically use similar conventions. It is thus comparable to a row, or a line in modern texts. In the study of ancient writing, such as
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over three registers. The "Morgan Leaf", detached from the
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Ghent Altarpiece
polyptych

Tomb of Philip the Bold
comic books
cuneiform
hieroglyphs
cylinder seals
Ancient Egyptian art
Narmer Palette
medieval art
frescos
illuminated manuscripts
Narrative art
Luwian language hieroglyphs
art of Mesopotamia
Kudurru
gods
Scenes from the life of David over three registers. The "Morgan Leaf", detached from the illuminated manuscript Winchester Bible of 1160−75.
David
illuminated manuscript
Winchester Bible
Babylonian kudurru of the late Kassite period found near Baghdad. The upper images are in two registers.
kudurru
Kassite
Baghdad
pp. 120–121
ISBN
9780195079937

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