Insular script
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Insular script is a medieval style of writing developed in the British Isles, notable for its distinctive rounded letterforms and use in early Irish and Anglo-Saxon manuscripts.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Latin alphabet script
ⓘ
writing system ⓘ |
| characteristic |
abbreviations
ⓘ
distinctive letter "g" ⓘ distinctive letter "r" ⓘ distinctive letter "s" ⓘ distinctive letter shapes ⓘ distinctive minuscule forms ⓘ elaborate majuscule forms ⓘ rounded letterforms ⓘ use of many ligatures ⓘ |
| developedIn |
Britain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British Isles NERFINISHED ⓘ Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicUsage |
Anglo-Saxon England
NERFINISHED
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England NERFINISHED ⓘ Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Caroline minuscule
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gothic script NERFINISHED ⓘ Irish script typefaces ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Roman half-uncial script
ⓘ
uncial script ⓘ |
| notableExample |
Book of Armagh
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ⓘ
Book of Durrow NERFINISHED ⓘ Book of Kells NERFINISHED ⓘ Book of Mulling NERFINISHED ⓘ Lindisfarne Gospels NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originatedFrom | Latin script ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Insular majuscule
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Insular minuscule NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scriptFamily | Insular scripts ⓘ |
| scriptType |
majuscule
ⓘ
minuscule ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
10th century
ⓘ
7th century ⓘ 8th century ⓘ 9th century ⓘ early Middle Ages ⓘ |
| usedFor |
biblical manuscripts
ⓘ
glosses ⓘ legal texts ⓘ liturgical books ⓘ marginalia ⓘ religious texts ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Anglo-Saxon manuscripts
ⓘ
Hiberno-Saxon manuscripts NERFINISHED ⓘ Insular art manuscripts ⓘ early Irish manuscripts ⓘ |
| writingDirection | left-to-right ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.