Notes on the
Plates

PLATE III.—Written Roman Capitals, Fourth or Fifth
Century. (Virgil’s “Æneid”.)

(From a facsimile in the Palæographical Society’s
Publications, ist Series, Vol. II, PI. 208, of a MS.
in the library of S. Gall, Switzerland. See also “Greek
and Latin Palaeography,” p. 185.)

LETTERS.—Simple-written (slanted-pen) Roman
“Square Capitals.”

WORDS in early MSS. were not separated (p. 78).

LINES ruled with a hard point (p. 307). The letters
appear to have been written between every alternate pair
(p. 263), but slightly over the line.

A very handsome writing which might still be used for
special MSS. (see pp. 268, 264, 263).

PLATE IV.— Uncial Writing, probably Italian Sixth or
Seventh Century. (Latin Gospels.) Brit. Museum,
Harl. MS. 1775.

(Shown in Brit. Mus. Department of MSS., Case G,
No. il.)

THE VOLUME contains 468 leaves (7 inches by
4-| inches).

MARGINS, Approx.: Inner J. inch, Head £ inch,
Side I inch, Foot •§■ inch. (They may have been cut
down by the binder.)

WRITING.—A fine round Uncial MS. (pp. 4, 266),
arranged in long and short lines.

Note.—On many of the letters there are fine hair-line
curved tails and flourishes, which are scarcely visible in
the photograph. (These tails were also used in the
earlier Uncial shown in fig. 5—see also Addenda, p. xxi.)

SECTIONS.—Marked by built-up letters of an Uncial
type, and numbered, mR cxxiiii to mR cxxvi (with references
to “Harmonics”). The passage is S. Mark xi. 21-25.

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PLATE V.— Uncial Writing, probably Continental Notes on
Seventh Century. (Gospel of S. John). Ex libris Plates
Stonyhurst College. (See also enlargement,fig. 169.)

(From a facsimile in the Palæographical Society’s
Publications, ist Series, Vol. II, PI. 17.)

THE VOLUME contains 90 leaves, approx. 5|
inches by з| inches. The Inner margin is approximately
it inch wide.

WRITING.—A very beautiful pointed (slanted-pen)

Uncial. The “pointed” character of the letters, which
yet retain their typical roundness, give this writing a
peculiar charm. Note the top of the P has a marked
angle, and the M and H, and even the O, have this
slightly or strongly.

RULING.—Single lines, rather wide (p. 269).

ARRANGEMENT.—Certain of the lines are indented
one letter (p. 228).

LARGE LETTERS.—On verso Col marking a
“Chapter” is built-up in red, on recto the three large
letters (marking sections) are simply written with the text
pen (p. 263). (The passage is S. John xi. 46-56.)

PLATE VI.—Half-Uncial {Irish), Seventh Century
Book of Kells" (Latin Gospels). Ex libris Trinity
College, Dublin.

(From a facsimile—part of PI. XLVII—in “Celtic
Ornaments from the Book of Kells,” by the Rev. Dr.
T. K. Abbott.)

THE LEAVES—which are cut down and much
damaged—measure 13 inches by 10 inches.

WRITING.—A beautiful and highly finished (approx.
straight pen) Half-Uncial (pp. 6, 268), tending to orna¬
mental and fanciful forms whenever opportunity offered.
(Note the treatment of іжіе.)

ARRANGEMENT.—Long and short lines : wide
spacing.

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