A treatise on the study of antiquities as the commentary to historical learning, sketching out a general line of research also marking and explaining some of the desiderata.With an appendix.N I.On the elements of speach.N II.On the origin of written language, picture, hieroglyphic and elementary-writing. This book, "A treatise on the study of antiquities as the commentary to historical learning," by Thomas Pownall, is a replication of a book originally published before 1782. It has been restored by human beings, page by page, so that you may enjoy it in a form as close to the original as possible.