ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD UNCIAL
From Late Latin unciāles litterae letters an inch long, from Latin unciālis, from uncia one twelfth, inch, ounce1.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNCIAL»
Discover the use of
uncial in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
uncial and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Discovering Old Handwriting
A co[m]pascha usque pentecosten This phrase from a gospel book written in
English uncial script of around AD 700 reads 'From the Passion [Eastertide] until
Pentecost [Whitsuntide ]'. into U, serving as both vowel and consonant; d
sprouted a ...
2
Medieval Studies: An Introduction
Uncial. Luxeuil, France, a.d. 669. New York, The Pierpont Morgan Libr. MS. M.
334, fol. 132r. Reproduced with permission. uerba morientis quomodo si quis
existat | qui dicat eis nolite facere quid ergo illi di|cant, ergo non facio quod mihi
pater ...
The anachronism of American Uncial as a representative of the eighth-century
style may be readily noticed by students of letter forms. The historical uncial
alphabet was chiefly a minuscule, that is, there was no distinction between
capitals and ...
Alexander S. Lawson, 1990
4
Latin Palaeography: Antiquity and the Middle Ages
127 In the Northumbrian centre of Wearmouth-Jarrow, home of the Codex
Amiatinus,128 for whose text script the finest Roman uncial served as a model,
an unornamented, usually smaller- written type was contrasted with this ('capitula
type').
5
A Guide to Western Historical Scripts from Antiquity to 1600
Note the characteristic Half/Uncial g. PROVENANCE: corrected in Italy s. viii;
Beneventan punctuation and corrections added s. xi; Fulvio Orsini (1529-1600).
SCRIPT: a fine, stately Half/Uncial, a straight pen script with a broad aspect and ...
6
A Companion to Latin Studies
That Ireland modelled her national script on the Roman half-uncial there can be
no doubt whatever. The Roman cursive hand was probably practically unknown.
Why the Roman uncial hand was apparently never employed, it is difficult to ...
7
Codicology and Palaeography in the Digital Age
In order to demonstrate the problem, we can take E. A. Lowe's 'Hand-List of Half-
Uncial Manuscripts', first published in the Miscellanea Fr. Ehrle in 1924. This
project would seem to be exactly the sort of thing Derolez advised: Lowe
examined ...
Malte Rehbein, Patrick Sahle, Torsten Schassan, 2009
B.C. 1st half, 2nd cent. B.C. RRC173/ 1; 180/1 RRC173/ 1; 180/1 RRC 190/ 1
RRC 213/ 5 Altar. PROVIDENT S C 58. C9587 Forum V.92 as AE. 14. C9214 P4.
5,2 sextans, sextantal AE 5.43 g 15. C9170 Forum 11,24 as, uncial SAX or C.SAX
...
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Cultural Interplay in the Eighth Century: The Trier Gospels ...
Likewise the Cathach of Saint Columba10 and the Book of Durrow correspond
closely to Brown's definition of half-uncial. Phase I half-uncial in the Book of
Durrow possesses the free, lively quality of earlier Irish scripts, with independent
letters ...
10
Archbishop Theodore: Commemorative Studies on His Life and ...
Commemorative Studies on His Life and Influence Michael Lapidge. C LA 69
Shelfmarle Content Script Date Origin 6 Provenance 1 I.19 Vat. lat. 3867
Vergilius Rustic Cap. v ?; Saint-Denis, Paris (xiii) 2 1.84 Vat. Pal. lat. 210
Augustinus Uncial ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNCIAL»
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uncial is used in the context of the following news items.
Aguilar ha acogido dos cursos de caligrafía visigótica y aspectos de …
... los secretos de este tipo de caligrafía que «predominó en la Península entre los siglos VIII y XII, derivado de las escrituras uncial y cursiva romanas». «El Norte de Castilla, Jul 15»
Plumillas y colores al guache
... la profesora del curso, Esperanza Serrano, «predominó en la península ibérica entre los siglos VIII y XII, derivado de las escrituras uncial y cursiva romanas». «El Norte de Castilla, Jul 15»
Around Town
Organizers say that the workshop will concentrate on the rounded forms of the Uncial style of lettering. A Zig calligraphy marker and practice paper can be ... «The Triboro Banner, Jul 15»
The Calligraphy Stars of Instagram
And a word, written in black letter, uncial, Copperplate Script, Roman capitals, or even the “Star Wars” font by a professional, has all the virtues of those far more ... «The New Yorker, Jun 15»
A promise made is a promise kept
An uncial herniation, Kimm explains, is when bleeding in the brain (subdural hematoma) puts an extreme amount of pressure on the uncus, which is in the ... «Faribault County Register, Dec 14»
Camera Traps Reveal Secretive Snow Leopards up Close [Slide …
... of India's Spiti Valley have captured more than 3,200 images of the elusive and endangered snow leopards (Panthera uncial) across 1,500 square kilometers. «Scientific American, Oct 14»
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Сюрприз преподнесла рукопись, известная под названием Codex Climaci Rescriptus (Uncial 0250), которая находится в крупнейшей в мире частной ... «Полит.ру, Sep 14»
Snow leopard spotted in upper Manang village
Local people and tourists gathered in the village to view the critically endangered mammal scientifically known as Uncia uncial. Local people said the animal ... «E Kantipur, Sep 14»
The 1798 Memorial
This lettering is a form of Irish insular script* (not to be confused with the more commonly "Irish" uncial script you see ... «Castlebar.News, May 14»
Scribes keep calligraphy alive in Orlando
Each artist will craft documents in a different "hand," or calligraphy style, from modern typefaces such as Italic back through medieval scripts such as Uncial. «Orlando Sentinel, Apr 14»
