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insular script — noun see insular hand … Useful english dictionary
Insular script — ▪ calligraphy in calligraphy, any of several hands that developed in the British Isles after the Roman occupation of England and before the Norman Conquest. The foremost achievement of the combined Irish and English book artists, apart from… … Universalium
Chancery hand — English chancery hand. Facsimile letter from Henry V of England, 1418 … Wikipedia
English language — Language belonging to the Germanic languages branch of the Indo European language family, widely spoken on six continents. The primary language of the U.S., Britain, Canada, Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, and various Caribbean and Pacific… … Universalium
St. Augustine Gospels — The St. Augustine Gospels (Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, Lib. MS. 286) is an illuminated Gospel Book which probably dates from the 6th century. This manuscript is one of the oldest bound European books in existence, and are thus invaluable… … Wikipedia
Book of Nunnaminster — The Book of Nunnaminster (London, British Library, Harley MS 2965) is a 9th century Anglo Saxon prayerbook. It was written in the kingdom of Mercia, using an insular hand (as used in the British Isles), related to Carolingian minuscule. It was… … Wikipedia
irish alphabet — noun Usage: usually capitalized I : a modified form of the Latin alphabet used by the ancient Britons and still employed in writing and printing Irish compare insular hand … Useful english dictionary
Book of Kells — The Book of Kells ( ga. Leabhar Cheanannais) (Dublin, Trinity College Library, MS A. I. (58), sometimes known as the Book of Columba) is an illuminated manuscript in Latin, containing the four Gospels of the New Testament together with various… … Wikipedia
calligraphy — calligrapher, calligraphist, n. calligraphic /kal i graf ik/, calligraphical, adj. calligraphically, adv. /keuh lig reuh fee/, n. 1. fancy penmanship, esp. highly decorative handwriting, as with a great many flourishes: She appreciated the… … Universalium
English literature — Introduction the body of written works produced in the English language by inhabitants of the British Isles (including Ireland) from the 7th century to the present day. The major literatures written in English outside the British Isles are… … Universalium
