The Blackwell encyclopedia of writing systemsArchived 2012-05-06 at the वेबैक मशीन, Florian Coulmas, Wiley-Blackwell, 1999, ISBN 978-0-631-21481-6, ... the Gupta script is a direct descendent of Brahmi writing ... a cursive variety was carried to Central Asia where it was further developed into the Tocharian script, also known as 'Central Asian slanting' ...
The Blackwell encyclopedia of writing systemsArchived 2012-05-06 at the वेबैक मशीन, Florian Coulmas, Wiley-Blackwell, 1999, ISBN 978-0-631-21481-6, ... the Gupta script is a direct descendent of Brahmi writing ... a cursive variety was carried to Central Asia where it was further developed into the Tocharian script, also known as 'Central Asian slanting' ...