TY - BOOK AU - Ravindra Kumar Vasistha TI - Brāhmī script : its palaeography : from third century A.D. to sixth century A.D SN - 8170815320 U1 - 491.109 R197 B PY - 2001/// CY - New Delhi PB - Nag Publishers KW - Paleography, Indo-Aryan KW - Brahmi alphabet KW - Inscriptions, Ancient N1 - Present work 'Brahmi script - Its Palaeography' revolves around the process which caused the changes in the Brahmi script during four centuries; from the third century A.D. to the sixth century A.D. It is during this period, the script underwent extensive changes paving way to clear division into the northern and the southern varieties within it. This evolution has been studied on the basis of the script found in the pre-Gupta and the gupta period, alongwith the Kutila type of the script and that used in the lower Deccan and south India. Numerals found used during this period has been comprehensively delt with along with the probable auspicious symbols found from the Indus valley seals upto the inscriptions of the sixth century A.D ER -