Here are entered works on the administration of estates of deceased persons. Works on the management of estates as real property are entered under Administration of estates.
Here are entered general and comparative works dealing with the Semitic alphabet and its ancient and modern derivatives, or with similar series of characters employed to represent the sounds of a language.Works on variations in the style of writing in the past, and especially with ancient and medieval handwriting, are entered under Paleography.Works on written languages as a form of communication or discourse are entered under Written communication.Works on the process or result of recording language in the form of conventionalized visible marks or graphic signs on a surface are entered under Writing. Works on the writing of a particular language are entered under the name of the language with subdivisions Alphabet and Writing, e.g. Greek language--Alphabet; Egyptian language--Writing. Works on systems of writing used by several peoples are entered under Writing, followed by the name of the system, e.g. Writing, Arabic. --subdivision Alphabet or Writing under groups of languages or under particular languages, e.g. English language--Alphabet; Slavic languages--Writing; also subdivision Languages--Alphabet under names of regions, countries, etc.
