Handbook of Greek and Latin palaeographyD. Appleton, 1893 - 343 pages |
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... Cursive writ- ing in Papyri , etc. - Forms of cursive letters CHAPTER XI . - Greek Palæography ( continued ) : Uncial writing in vellum MSS . . • · CHAPTER XII . - Greek Palæography ( continued ) : Minuscule writing in the Middle Ages ...
... Cursive writ- ing in Papyri , etc. - Forms of cursive letters CHAPTER XI . - Greek Palæography ( continued ) : Uncial writing in vellum MSS . . • · CHAPTER XII . - Greek Palæography ( continued ) : Minuscule writing in the Middle Ages ...
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... Cursive writing CHAPTER XVI . - Latin Palæcgraphy ( continued ) : Minuscule writing - Lombardic writing - Visigothic writing — Merovingian writing - The Caroline reform • • PAGE 203 217 CHAPTER XVII . - Latin Palæography ( continued ) ...
... Cursive writing CHAPTER XVI . - Latin Palæcgraphy ( continued ) : Minuscule writing - Lombardic writing - Visigothic writing — Merovingian writing - The Caroline reform • • PAGE 203 217 CHAPTER XVII . - Latin Palæography ( continued ) ...
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... the monuments . In 1859 the French Egyptologist de Rougé made known the results of his study of an ancient cursive form of hieratic writing in which he had discovered the link connecting The Greek and Latin Alphabets . 3.
... the monuments . In 1859 the French Egyptologist de Rougé made known the results of his study of an ancient cursive form of hieratic writing in which he had discovered the link connecting The Greek and Latin Alphabets . 3.
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... cursive character which is employed in this most ancient document is the style of writing which was no doubt made use of in Egypt for ordinary purposes at the time of the Semitic conquest , and , as de Rougé has shown , was taken by the ...
... cursive character which is employed in this most ancient document is the style of writing which was no doubt made use of in Egypt for ordinary purposes at the time of the Semitic conquest , and , as de Rougé has shown , was taken by the ...
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... cursive hieratic writing of Egypt . The Greek Alphabet . The Greeks learned the art of writing from the Phoenicians at least as early as the ninth century B.C .; and it is not improbable that they had acquired it even one or two ...
... cursive hieratic writing of Egypt . The Greek Alphabet . The Greeks learned the art of writing from the Phoenicians at least as early as the ninth century B.C .; and it is not improbable that they had acquired it even one or two ...
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9th century alphabet ancient angular appears book-hand British Museum capital Caroline minuscule Chancery hand character charter-hand charters Codex Codex Alexandrinus copy cursive forms cursive hand cursive writing curve deed Delisle developed documents earlier earliest early eleventh century employed English example Facsim fifteenth century following facsimile form of writing forms of letters fragments Frankish empire Gospels Greek writing half-uncial handwriting horizontal stroke Hyperides Illustrations inscribed inscriptions instances Irish Italy later Latin lines literary hand Lombardic majuscule Manuscrits marked material Merovingian middle ages minuscule hand national hands ninth century noticed Omont ordinary Palæography palimpsest papyrus Paris period practice Psalter quia quod roll Roman cursive rustic capitals scribes seen shapes signs specimen style of writing survived thirteenth century twelfth century uncial uncial writing vellum vellum MSS Visigothic Wattenbach waxen tablets Western Europe words written Z. W. Ex δε ἐν καὶ τοῦ τῶν
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