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	Insular Half Uncial
		The Latin text is an insular half uncial, very formal and rounded.
		The 10th century Old English gloss between the lines is a pointed insular minuscule.
		Distinctive letters : The letters r and n each have two forms, one of which is basically a majuscule shape.
	medievalwriting.50megs.com /scripts/examples/inshalfunc.htm (350 words)

	Insular script - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Insular script was spread to England by Irish missionaries ; previously, uncial script had been brought to England by Augustine of Canterbury.
		The majuscule was used mostly in the 7th and 8th centuries, while the minuscule form was used until the 12th century, when it had become heavier and more angular than its Irish counterpart.
		Insular script was influential in the development of Carolingian minuscule in the scriptoria of the Carolingian empire.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Insular_majuscule (374 words)

	Uncial - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Uncial is a majuscule script commonly used from the 3rd to 8th centuries AD by Latin and Greek scribes.
		In later uncial scripts, the letters are sometimes drawn haphazardly; for example, double-l runs together at the baseline, bows (for example in b, p, r) do not entirely curve in to touch their stems, and the script is generally not written as cleanly as previously.
		Insular uncial (not to be confused with the separate insular script) generally has definite word separation, and accent marks over stressed syllables, probably because English and Irish scribes did not speak a language descended from Latin.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Uncial (1153 words)

	Book of Kells - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In other insular manuscripts, such as the Lindisfarne Gospels, the Book of Armagh, and the Echternach Gospels, each Gospel is treated as separate work and has its preliminaries immediately preceding it.
		Although these variants are common in all of the insular gospels, there does not seem to be a consistent pattern of variation amongst the various insular texts.
		The manuscript is written in Insular majuscule, with some minuscule letters usually "c" and "s".
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Book_of_Kells (5964 words)

	The Script from the Book of Kells (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Insular display script similarly combines forms from the whole spectrum, along with distinctive square forms and runic derivatives.
		Insular scribes also favoured a greater use of abbreviations, with wider use of tironian notae, and emplyed word division, an Irish development prompted by learning Latin as a 'foreign language'.
		Insular artist/scribes also favoured a more intimate relationship between script and decoration, leading to the exuberant innovation of Insular illumination.
	www.nd.edu /~medvllib/facsintro/kellscript.html (440 words)

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		As a member of the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs he gained a reputation as a conservationist and as an advocate...
		In a narrower sense, it excludes epigraphy (the study of inscriptions) and includes only the writing that is done on such materials as wax, papyrus, parchment, and paper.
		Steele co., Minn. As an attorney (1899-1904) for the Bureau of Insular Affairs in the War Dept., he dealt with the legal problems of American expansion.
	www.encyclopedia.com /searchpool.asp?target=Insular+majuscule (514 words)

	Book of Kells Initials, Celtic Lettering and TTF Fonts
		The Calligraphic Writing Tools (read more on the right side column) include the decorative Insular Majuscule TTF font and a large set of individual Celtic calligraphy letters in their different forms; many letters in the book of Kells change depending on which letter they are close to; we have drawn most of the variations.
		Insular majuscule font; a new specialized font face true to the original hand writing has been created especially to accompany this new collection of Illuminated letter art and the Celtic illuminated Caps from the book of Kells.
		This Insular Majuscule font has been designed for use with graphic and editing software, keeping in mind the capabilities of a graphic artist or a graphic designer.
	www.alfredom.com /ashop/406.htm (1431 words)

	Uncial (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		AD 800, is lettered in a majuscule script called "insular half uncial" because it was in use in the British Isles.
		Uncial is a majuscule script commonly used from the 3rd to 8th centuries AD by Latin and Greek scribe s.
		Italian uncial has round letters (c, e, o, etc) with flatter tops, an a with a sharp bow (as in African uncial), an almost horizontal rather than vertical stem in d, and forked finials (i.e., serif s in some letters such as f, l, t, and s.
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/U/Uncial.htm (1201 words)

	Encyclopedia: Book of Kells
		The Gospel of Mark is the second in the familiar sequence of the New Testament Gospels, as they were established by Jerome and appear in many but not all early manuscripts of complete gospels, and as they are commonly printed.
		Originally alphabets were written entirely in majuscule (capital) letters which were spaced between well-defined upper and lower bounds.
		A block of lapis lazuli Lapis lazuli is one of the oldest of all gems, with a history of use stretching back 7,000 years.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Book-of-Kells (10780 words)

	Manuscript Studies: Paleography: Historical Notes
		Uncial: from Latin "uncia," "inch-high." A formal, majuscule bookhand used especially in Greek and Latin manuscripts from the fourth to the ninth centuries.
		Insular: a minuscule script used in Latin manuscripts, developed in sixth century in Ireland (from half-uncial) and brought to England by Columba and the Irish ca.
		Insular faded out after the Norman Conquest, after which the scribes in English were usually French trained, but it can be found in vernacular texts as late as the thirteenth century, and is still used in Gaelic texts.
	www.ualberta.ca /~sreimer/ms-course/course/pal-hist.htm (1217 words)

	Medieval Calligraphy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		A combination of Irish Majuscule and Anglo-Saxon Majuscule, Insular Majuscule is born from the Anglo-Saxon scribes.
		By the 9th century, the script suffered from being too formal, and in the next 100 years, became obsolete.
		Similar to the history of the Insular Majuscule script, Insular Miniscule is a combination of Irish Miniscule and Anglo-Saxon Miniscule.
	courses.dce.harvard.edu /~humae105/fall97/twest/time.htm (473 words)

	Chapter 2 Summary
		Insular majuscule is a development of Uncial and the first distinctively British script.
		Insular minuscule was developed over time out of the need for an easier, quicker, and therefore cheaper book hand for use in the main body of texts.
		Old English script is based on the insular minuscule Roman alphabet plus a few extra letters added for Old English sounds not found in Latin (52-54).
	www.iupui.edu /~sharrin/ch2.htm (725 words)

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		The second script is based on the Roman half-uncial as adopted and developed bv the Irish after their conversion by St Patrick in the 5th century.
		Insular Script A somewhat confusing variety of names has been applied to insular script in England, including Irish, scriptura Scottica, scriptura Saxonica and Hiberno-Saxon, though the commonest is Anglo-Saxon.
		The first and earlier, termed half-uncial or majuscule, is a rounded, rather fat hand with spade-like serifs.
	www.iteu.gla.ac.uk /datadir/HistoryEnglishScripts.doc (2043 words)

	Corvus '02 - Book of Kells (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		It is written on vellum (calfskin) and contains a Latin text of the Gospels in insular majuscule script accompanied by magnificent and intricate whole pages of decoration with smaller painted decorations appearing throughout the text.
		The Book of Kells came to Trinity College, the single constituent college of the University of Dublin, through the agency of Henry Jones, a former scoutmaster general to Cromwell's army in Ireland, and Vice Chancellor of the University, after he became Bishop of Meath in 1661 and, since 1953, has been bound in four volumes.
		If the Book of Kells is in itself a gallery of insular art, it is a gallery with whole wings which remain closed.
	members.aol.com /corvusireland/kel.htm (1309 words)

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