InhaltsangabeVolume 1.- 0. Introduction.- PART I: In the ancient world.- 1. Above all with the Greek alphabet.- 2. In Chinese characters.- 3. In the Sanskrit of sacred Indian texts.-4. Not only in Arabic.- 5. Above all in the Latin alphabet.- Appendices.- Volume 2.- PART II: In the world of the scientific revolution.- 6. Not only in Latin, but also in Dutch, Chinese, Italian and German.- 7. Beyond Latin, French, English, German, Italian and Flemish:



the invention of symbolism.- 8. Between Latin, French, English and German: the language of transcendence.- 9. Between Latin and French.- 10. From French to German.- PART III: It is not even heard.- 11. In the language of the Venusians.- 12. Come on, Apophis.- Bibliography.- Index of names and works.