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| The difficulty with reading this script lies not so much with the individual letter forms, although they are awkward, but in the extensive use of ligatures which completely change the appearance of letters. A sample is included so that you can see how they work. |
| Gallican Lectionary, 7th century (Paris, Bibliothèque nationale, fonds latin 9427, f.143). All images from Steffens 1929, Plate 25. |
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