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| The letters indicated are selected as the clearest ones of their type from the example, but as you can see, the forms are somewhat variable. There are also numerous ligatures which change the forms of letters drastically. Go back to the script sample to see how they work. |
| Gallican Missal, 8th century (Vatican Library, Regin. 317, f.136v). (From Ehrle and Libaert 1932) |
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