单词 | half-uncial |
释义 | > as lemmashalf-uncial half-uncial n. writing which combines the characters of uncial and cursive; semi-uncial; also attrib. ΚΠ 1885 Encycl. Brit. XVIII. 153/2 Examples of half-uncial writing. 1897 H. W. Johnston Latin MSS. 70 Half-Uncials are derived from the uncials and represent the last efforts of the book hand to differentiate itself from the improved business hand of the time... It is also called the Roman Uncial and Pre-Caroline Minuscule. 1912 E. M. Thompson Introd. Greek & Lat. Palaeogr. 305 It is the Half-uncial hand which we find employed as far back as the fifth century as a literary hand in the production of formally written MSS. 1926 E. A. Lowe in C. G. Crump & E. F. Jacob Legacy of Middle Ages 209 Before developing a minuscule Irish calligraphers had created a majuscule, the Irish half-uncial as it is styled, of which the Book of Kells, a work of unsurpassed skill and artistry, is the most eminent example. < as lemmas |
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