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Palaeography: Encyclopedia Ii - Palaeography - History
Palaeography - Ancient paleography.
Palaeography - Medieval paleography.
When the Roman empire collapsed in the 4th century, Europe w...
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Philology: Encyclopedia - Philology
Philology is the study of ancient texts and languages. The term originally meant a love (Greek philo-) of learning and literature (Greek ...
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Philology: Encyclopedia Ii - Philology - Branches Of Philology
Philology - Comparative philology.
One branch of philology is comparative linguistics, which studies the relationship between languages...
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Penmanship: Encyclopedia - Penmanship
Penmanship is the art of writing clearly and quickly. Different styles of writing have been popular at different times and in different c...
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Penmanship: Encyclopedia Ii - Penmanship - History
At different times of Europe's history the quality of penmanship has varied considerably. Ancient Roman handwriting styles included Roman...
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Roman Cursive: Encyclopedia Ii - Roman Cursive - Ancient Roman Cursive
Ancient Roman cursive, also called majuscule cursive and capitalis cursive, was the everyday form of handwriting used for writing letters...
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Scribal Abbreviation: Encyclopedia Ii - Scribal Abbreviation - History
The use of abbreviations is due, in part, to exigencies arising from the nature of the materials employed in the making of records, wheth...
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