Handbook of Greek and Latin palaeographyD. Appleton, 1893 - 343 pages |
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Page xi
... Literary or Book - Hand in Papyri CHAPTER X. - Greek Palæography ( continued ) : Cursive writ- ing in Papyri , etc. - Forms of cursive letters CHAPTER XI . - Greek Palæography ( continued ) : Uncial writing in vellum MSS . . • · CHAPTER ...
... Literary or Book - Hand in Papyri CHAPTER X. - Greek Palæography ( continued ) : Cursive writ- ing in Papyri , etc. - Forms of cursive letters CHAPTER XI . - Greek Palæography ( continued ) : Uncial writing in vellum MSS . . • · CHAPTER ...
Page xii
... Literary or Book - Hand in the Middle Ages - The English Bock - Hand in the Middle Ages CHAPTER XIX . - Latin Palæography ( continued ) : Cursive writing - The Papal Chancery - The Imperial Chancery -English Charter - hand - English ...
... Literary or Book - Hand in the Middle Ages - The English Bock - Hand in the Middle Ages CHAPTER XIX . - Latin Palæography ( continued ) : Cursive writing - The Papal Chancery - The Imperial Chancery -English Charter - hand - English ...
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... literary purposes , and thus became again incorporated in the Latin alphabet - this time without change of form , Y. Its position shows that it was admitted before Z. writing , and only survived as an archaic form in certain words ...
... literary purposes , and thus became again incorporated in the Latin alphabet - this time without change of form , Y. Its position shows that it was admitted before Z. writing , and only survived as an archaic form in certain words ...
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... literary purposes it appears to have been to some extent employed in the middle ages in Northern Italy , leaden plates inscribed with historical and diplomatic records connected with Venice and Bologna being still in existence ...
... literary purposes it appears to have been to some extent employed in the middle ages in Northern Italy , leaden plates inscribed with historical and diplomatic records connected with Venice and Bologna being still in existence ...
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... literary composition , school exer- cises , accounts , or rough memoranda . They were some- times fitted with slings for suspension . Two or more put together , and held together by rings acting as hinges , formed a caudex or codex ...
... literary composition , school exer- cises , accounts , or rough memoranda . They were some- times fitted with slings for suspension . Two or more put together , and held together by rings acting as hinges , formed a caudex or codex ...
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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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