07-04-2019, 02:33 PM
I think this exercise could prove fruitful, as i do think there is purpose in the choosing.
It almost seems to me that it is somehow intended to refer back to their usage in earlier texts.
It may help to include different forms, such as r rotunda sometimes looks like a 2, or a z as well as half r
The history of humanist miniscule might be important as well
![[Image: 1024px-Evolution_of_minuscule.svg.png]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Evolution_of_minuscule.svg/1024px-Evolution_of_minuscule.svg.png)
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"A humanist manuscript was intended to suggest its contents by its look," Martin Davies has noted: "old wine in new bottles, or the very latest vintage in stylish new dress".You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.
This is how i see the manuscript, not only does it present up to date concepts which seem to correct older views, but it seems to A) refer to items shown in the past, and B) teach how to see things correctly in manuscripts from antiquity. It could be the same with these glyphs, usage in the vernacular, but pointing to their usage in antiquity, allowing one to take this knowledge (once recognized) and apply it to better read the old texts.
It almost seems to me that it is somehow intended to refer back to their usage in earlier texts.
It may help to include different forms, such as r rotunda sometimes looks like a 2, or a z as well as half r
The history of humanist miniscule might be important as well
From wiki
"A humanist manuscript was intended to suggest its contents by its look," Martin Davies has noted: "old wine in new bottles, or the very latest vintage in stylish new dress".You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.
This is how i see the manuscript, not only does it present up to date concepts which seem to correct older views, but it seems to A) refer to items shown in the past, and B) teach how to see things correctly in manuscripts from antiquity. It could be the same with these glyphs, usage in the vernacular, but pointing to their usage in antiquity, allowing one to take this knowledge (once recognized) and apply it to better read the old texts.