NOUN
- a style of orthography characterized by somewhat rounded capital letters; found especially in Greek and Latin manuscripts of the 4th to 8th centuries
ADJECTIVE
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relating to or written in majuscule letters (which resemble modern capitals)
uncial letters
How To Use uncial In A Sentence
- I am sorry I have not room (the frank being only uncial) for his further observations, tending to show the apprehensions entertained by many well-instructed persons of the period, that the young king might himself be induced to become one of the Redgauntlet
- High-grade book scripts were angular square capitals suited to inscriptions and the chisel, more fluid rustic capitals, and rounded uncials suited to the pen.
- I'm particularly in love with the uncial font, for some reason. A to Z: J is for Jacquard
- The word may also be applied to the small cursive script developed from the uncial.
- Uncial continued to be used for high-grade books, especially in Italy and Gaul, but throughout much of the West minuscules emerged influenced by Roman cursive, with attendant problems of lack of consistency and legibility.
- A Gothic Uncial alphabet redrawn from a German brass is illustrated in 162. Letters and Lettering A Treatise With 200 Examples
- Learn how to practice your writing stroke for Uncial hand calligraphy in this free calligraphy lesson from a calligraphy instructor.
- But if there be something in the case besides live machinery and crossing telegrams, if there be a monarch mind inaccessible to the vulgar crowd of things and only conversing with them through the internuncial nerves, that spirit entity may itself be capable of existing forever in an ideal universe and of communing there face to face with its own kingly lineage and brood. The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life
- Learn how to dip your pen in ink for Uncial hand calligraphy in this free calligraphy lesson from a calligraphy instructor.
- This ornament is still seen in the older saloons of Damascus: the inscriptions are usually religious sentences, extracts from the Koran, etc., in uncial characters. The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night