Capitals in an uncial alphabet - historical models - 5 of 9


The capitals in one Anglo-Saxon manuscript use very much the same shapes as the later Lombardic ones:

right: Psalm 51, c.1030 - Bodleian Library, Oxford: ms Douce 296, f.40v


below: The Très Belles Heures of the Duke of Berry, c.1382 - Paris, Bibl. Nationale, ms. mouv. acq. lat. 3093 f.42