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reverse boustrophedon

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Japanese Meaning
各行ごとに書いた後、ページが180度回転されることで、交互の行が逆さまになるブストロフェドン(往復書き)の一形式
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その中世の写本には、各行を書いた後にページを180度回転させて交互の行が上下逆さまになるという珍しいブストロフェドンの一形式があり、読者は交互の行を読むためにページを回転させざるを得なかった。

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A form of boustrophedon in which the page is rotated by 180 degrees after writing each line, so that alternate lines are upside down relative to one another.

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reverse boustrophedon

The medieval manuscript contained a rare reverse boustrophedon that forced readers to rotate the page to read every other line.

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The medieval manuscript contained a rare reverse boustrophedon that forced readers to rotate the page to read every other line.

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