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Al Kindi's book es very interesting. I didn't know it.

Barbrey, it is easy to locate the nine o's in a row. They are at the top of the outer circle of f70r1. But more important than those nine o's is that they are followed by three other symbols of the script, which means that this chain of symbols is one of the script and not an ornament of the imagery or a whim of the author.

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This is an assumption. It was very common for medieval scribes and illuminators to add initials within decorative elements to indicate where to put an illuminated initial or the color for a design. In other words, ornaments WERE often annotated with letters.