Book Title: Alphabet Key To History Of Mankind
Author(s): David Diringer
Publisher: Hutchinsons Scientific and Technical Publications
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1-Monumental script
11- Uncial
11-Cursive and minuscule
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ALA
A la A Maua
uala 1- 4th cent, 11.C , 3rd BB
loOBILI cent. e. 34th cent. A.1) KCC
clcc 4. Later variants of the Latin monumental script.
Idola titoldddd
LEE eeeleelulele 5. Rustic capitals 3rd cent.
EEN 4.D. 6, Modern capitals
AF
Often 11-1, Inscriptional uncial, 3rd cent. A.D. , Roman monumental uncrals, 3rd
HhhhhhhhbHEN cent. A.D. 3. Gallic uncials, 5th cent. A.D. 4, Roman uncials, 7th cent. 2.1).
KEK 5. Irish semi-uncials, 7th cent.
MMMMM MMMMMWMMMMMmmmmm a cmmmm N. III- 1, Cursive writing, NLNN
NUN
NNNNNNUM and cent. A.D. 2, Current hand, 3rd cent. 3. Gallic ole
0.00 000 0 .00 0 cursive, 6th cent.
PPPPPPPT Ppp Pele 4. Caroline hand (8th-oth cent.). 5. Early black letter" or Gothic, 3th cent.
Rear RRRrrrr Atac rir r2U 6. Trish minuscule
Ils lsrsrs 7. Anglo-Saxon minuscule. # Iralic type. 9, Roman
TIIT
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Fig. 241-Development of the Latin alphabet
THE LATIN ALPHABET
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