31-07-2019, 08:35 AM
The gallows characters ...
seem to be derived from 'Auszeichnungsschriften', most likely half uncial and the benching is easily explained by the way ligatures are made.
It was not unusual ...
That is not true for the ealy 15th c., a wider knowledge of Ancient Greek was not usual before the early 16 th c. and even then it was not common, that is why all Greek writings were translated into Latin up to 1600 and most editions are bilingual
seem to be derived from 'Auszeichnungsschriften', most likely half uncial and the benching is easily explained by the way ligatures are made.
It was not unusual ...
That is not true for the ealy 15th c., a wider knowledge of Ancient Greek was not usual before the early 16 th c. and even then it was not common, that is why all Greek writings were translated into Latin up to 1600 and most editions are bilingual