Handbook of Greek and Latin palaeographyD. Appleton, 1893 - 343 pages |
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Page 72
... curve or line drawn under the letters to indicate connection , as , for example , to indicate compound words . In the Harris Homer the hyphen , in the form of a long straight line , is used for this purpose . The apostrophe ( άπóσтроpos ) ...
... curve or line drawn under the letters to indicate connection , as , for example , to indicate compound words . In the Harris Homer the hyphen , in the form of a long straight line , is used for this purpose . The apostrophe ( άπóσтроpos ) ...
Page 73
Sir Edward Maunde Thompson. varied from a curve to a straight accent or even a mere dot . It was very generally placed in early MSS . after a foreign name , or a name not having a Greek termina tion , as , for example , ' Aßpaau ' , and ...
Sir Edward Maunde Thompson. varied from a curve to a straight accent or even a mere dot . It was very generally placed in early MSS . after a foreign name , or a name not having a Greek termina tion , as , for example , ' Aßpaau ' , and ...
Page 93
... curve took place , and a 6 - shaped sign comes into use . ÖTÖTаv , πάϋ = πάσαν , πι = πᾶν , γεννάδ ° = γεννάδαν . ap . The horizontal stroke , for a , and a ring repro senting p , were combined as the signo , as Tupe = μαρτυρεί . Or it ...
... curve took place , and a 6 - shaped sign comes into use . ÖTÖTаv , πάϋ = πάσαν , πι = πᾶν , γεννάδ ° = γεννάδαν . ap . The horizontal stroke , for a , and a ring repro senting p , were combined as the signo , as Tupe = μαρτυρεί . Or it ...
Page 100
... curve rising from the preceding letter ) , often used to signify the omission of er or re ; as buiter breviter , ctus certus . Less frequent , because it dropped out of general use , is the final oblique stroke , also found in the ...
... curve rising from the preceding letter ) , often used to signify the omission of er or re ; as buiter breviter , ctus certus . Less frequent , because it dropped out of general use , is the final oblique stroke , also found in the ...
Page 101
... curve or comma above the line , which , as late as the ninth cen- tury , continued to represent the terminations ur , os , us . In later MSS . the curve alone was retained to indicate the termination us ( sometimes os ) , and so became ...
... curve or comma above the line , which , as late as the ninth cen- tury , continued to represent the terminations ur , os , us . In later MSS . the curve alone was retained to indicate the termination us ( sometimes os ) , and so became ...
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