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Running titles on each opening, in smaller Square capitals between groups of ornamental strokes and dots. The surviving colophon to the Bucolics and heading to the first book of the Georgics are in large Square capitals, with both overlined (p.
No separation of words and no punctuation by the original hand; an early corrector marked sense pauses by means of one or two high commas.
The only abbreviation found on the fragment is Q' = que.
Ink olive-brown, with a tendency to scale off on the flesh-side. Script is a majestic, lapidary
Punctuation: a blank space the width of two or three letters marks the main pause; a later hand added some commas in grey ink.
An omission is marked by ·hꝺ· in the text answered by ·hs· after the insertion in the lower margin (Chur fol. I). Abbreviations confined to ·I S· (mostly between points) for iesus and the older forms
Ink now greyish-olive and brown; it has eaten through the parchment here and there. Script is a beautiful, expert, ancient
Running title in greyish ink added by a contemporary hand in cursive minuscule. Colophon in bold large uncial followed by a group of dots and strokes (see plate).
Abbreviations are confined to Nomina Sacra, with a dot following the symbol. M and N, both omitted at line-end, are marked after the vowel by a horizontal flourish with dot below. A large projects into the margin at the beginning of a section.
Ink olivebrown. Script is a bold and rather clumsy is small and hangs well above the line; LL run together; the second upright of N is spike-shaped.
S. Dei genetricis quae a Camellaria et beatorum Iohannis Ev. atque Bapt., i.e.
Punctuation: the main pause is marked by :‧ or by two consecutive points. Run-overs carried to the line below are set off by three parallel oblique strokes. Accents occur over monosyllables and over long i in final syllables.
Abbreviations found include the Insular symbols , ↄ, ỻ, p~ = bene, con, enim, per; and the common forms b:, q: = bus, que; n̅ = nostrum: ꝓ = pro; ꞇ̅ = ter.
Spelling shows the usual Insular peculiarities: long i for ii (misteri
), and confusion of s and ss (missericordiae
).
Ink black. Script is Irish, in part stately majuscule, in part expert minuscule: in the majuscule the half-uncial d is almost the rule; N is more frequent than n: R is regular: s is more frequent than Ꞅ: uncial . occurs (p. m at line-end is once turned sideways: in the minuscule r could be mistaken for n.
Accents over monosyllables and some long syllables (eís dicéns
). Abbreviations include the Insular symbols (they are not separated from the preceding word): lr, ℈, ƚƚ, ÷ = autem, eius, enim, est: and also the common forms b: = bus: q = quoniam.
Spelling shows Insular peculiarities: gabrehel
, ingresus
, possita
, offici
but hiís
: also cęrebatis
(quaerebatis).
Ink black. Script is a roundish d, n, R and S are regular; the S is top-heavy: 'ı occurs here and there suprascript and cup-shaped.
Boethius 15. I. de sc̅a trinitate(
Punctuation: the medial point marks various pauses. An omission on p. ð in the text answered by before the insertion in the lower margin. Abbreviations include b;, q; = bus, que; auꞇ̅ = autem; e̅e̅, e̅ (also ÷) = esse, est; , m ̓ = men, mus; n̅ = non; nr̅m = nostrum; ꝑ, ꝓ = per, pro; qd̅ and ꝙ, q̅ = quod, quoniam; scd̅m = secundum; = uel.
Spelling shows frequent confusion of ci for ti; also u for b.
Ink grey. Script is an early Caroline minuscule with both and a; the shafts of f, r, and ꞅ lean sharply to the right; the ct ligature is frequent and et occurs in mid-word.
Punctuation: a rare medial point. Run-overs are set off by an oblique stroke when carried to the line above and supported by a curved stroke when carried to the line below.
Abbreviations include the Insular forms ƚƚ, ÷ = enim, est; p~ = per; q.-., ꝙ = quae, quod; ꞇt(with the cross-stroke a vertical flourish) = tur; and also the common forms b:, q: = bus, que; bꞇ̅ = bunt; m: = mus; n̅ = non; n̅c̅ = nunc; ꝑ, , ꝓ (with a straight oblique to the left of the stem instead of the usual curve) = per, prae, pro; qd̅ = quod; r̅ꞇ̅ , s̅ꞇ̅ = runt, sunt; ꞇ̅ = ter; various suspensions are used for recurrent grammatical terms. Spelling normal except for forms like octabo
, abstullit
.
Ink black. Script is an elegant, slim a has the normal minuscule form or is open (the abbreviation-stroke often joins this open form so closely that they form a single character); ᵹ is flattopped and pointed in the middle; subscript i occurs; characteristic are r and ꞅ going far below the line.
Punctuation: an occasional medial point.
Abbreviations: bꝫ, qꝫ = bus, que; p~ = per; ꞇt = tur.
Spelling shows the typical Insular confusion of s and ss (catacrissis
for catachresis
); also confusion of e and i and wrong aspiration. Simple red capitals daubed with yellow and projecting into the margin occur at the beginning of sections; they are preceded by a slanting T-shaped paragraph mark (p.
Ink dark brown. Script is an Anglo-Saxon minuscule of a distinct type: a has both open and closed forms; ꝺ always has the uncial form; e is theta-shaped; ᵹ, r, and ꞅ go far below the line; the long bow of ᵹ is noteworthy; subscript i occurs (mi); x is made in three strokes.