- Rustic capital
- Прописная буква, встречающаяся в старинных рукописях.
Краткий толковый словарь по полиграфии. 2010.
Краткий толковый словарь по полиграфии. 2010.
rustic capital — noun : a Latin book hand much used from the 1st to the 7th centuries and occasionally until the 10th with the letters formed in a manner natural to the pen … Useful english dictionary
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square capital — noun : a simply and elegantly formed erect Roman capital letter used in Roman inscriptions and in the early book hand modeled in the same style without a lowercase letter form compare cursive, rustic capital, uncial … Useful english dictionary
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