ABSTRACT

Here for the first time is an account of how each of thirteen historical as well as present-day systems cope with indicating body movement, time, space (direction and level) and other basic movement aspects of paper. A one-to-one comparison is made of how the same simple patterns, such as walking, jumping, turning, etc. are notated in each system.

chapter Chapter 1|11 pages

Words and Word Abbreviations

chapter Chapter 2|16 pages

Track Drawings

chapter Chapter 3|41 pages

Stick Figure (Visual) Systems

chapter Chapter 4|33 pages

Music Note Systems

chapter Chapter 5|61 pages

Abstract Symbol Systems

chapter Chapter 6|14 pages

Survey of the Main Systems

chapter Chapter 7|6 pages

Conclusion