R—large bow: straight tail, with finishing-curve (p. [291]).
S—leans forward slightly (p. [286]).
| Proportions of widthsto heights (comp. with pp. [269]–[273]) | |
|---|---|
| OCDGMNQ | width slightly less than height. |
| ARTV | width approx. 16thless than height. |
| BX | width rather more than half height. |
| P | width approx. equal half height. |
| LS | width slightly less than half height. |
| EF | width approx.37thsof height. |
H, (J), K, (U), W, Y, Z are not present in the inscription. A rough diagram (fig. [219]) is given below showing approximately suitable forms for these (Re junction of U in stone; see p. [400], & fig. [215]). [p412]
[PLATE III.]—Written Roman Capitals, Fourth or Fifth Century. (Virgil’s “Æneid”).
(From a facsimile in the Palæographical Society’s Publications, 1st Series, Vol. II., Pl. 208, of a MS. in the library of S. Gall, Switzerland. See also “Greek and Latin Palæography,” p. [185].)
LETTERS.—Simple-written (slanted-pen) Roman “Square Capitals.”
WORDS in early MSS. were not separated (p. [112]).