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  MV_IO > Today, 02:55 AM

  I have commenced detailed research regarding paleography which pertains to the capital letter 'F'.  I'm about to write a paper in particular, about the capital letter 'F' in folio 4r of the MS-408.  My findings are that it belongs to a later timeline than the early 15th century.  I believe it is quite impossible of it sitting in a 15th century document of that early age.  Looking over it as it stares me in the face, it looks quite modern.  What you cannot tell me is the ink is different when it is not, as it appears similar to the drawings ink.
  
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  Here is a reference too time era, the letter 'F' in the below link.
  
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  Before I publish, is there anyone here who can show the capital letter 'F' that looks like the one in the MS-408 of folio 4r?  Do you have a link too early 15th century documents?

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  JoeyB > 10 hours ago

  Check Seb Falk’s work, he’s probably seen every iteration of the letters A through G for your relevant time period from his work on medieval calendars and ferial letters and the book he published. 
  
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  Jorge_Stolfi > 8 hours ago

  (Today, 02:55 AM)MV_IO Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.I have commenced detailed research regarding paleography which pertains to the capital letter 'F'.  I'm about to write a paper in particular, about the capital letter 'F' in folio 4r of the MS-408.  My findings are that it belongs to a later timeline than the early 15th century.

  
  But you seem to be looking for matches on running text, is that right?  You should look for uses of "F" specifically as a label on figures.  
  
  Roman "Square" or "Monumental" Capital letters, like that "F", have been used uninterruptedly since antiquity -- on monuments, titles, etc. You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. is a manuscript from the 1300s entirely written with Roman Square Capitals. 
  
  Scribes would be well-acquainted with those "capitals", and could write them if needed; but when writing running text they would normally use a different style of "upper case" letters, matched to their "lower case" style.  Whether a book used one or the other style of capitals to label images presumably was a free choice of the author.  No?
  
  All the best, --stolfi
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