The origin and progress of writing, as well hieroglyphic as elementary, illustrated by engravings taken from marbles, manuscripts and charters, ancient and modern : also some account of the origin and progress of printing . mens of Uncial letters written,in the fifth century, which have been fpoken of before. The firft fpecimenin the ninth plate, is taken from a copy of the rules of St. Benedict, the Bodleian .library amongft Lord Hattons MSS. (N°written in me fifth century, and is to be read thus* LXVIIIL Vt in Monaf- terlo non praefumatalter alterum defendererecavendum eft ne q

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The origin and progress of writing, as well hieroglyphic as elementary, illustrated by engravings taken from marbles, manuscripts and charters, ancient and modern : also some account of the origin and progress of printing . mens of Uncial letters written,in the fifth century, which have been fpoken of before. The firft fpecimenin the ninth plate, is taken from a copy of the rules of St. Benedict, the Bodleian .library amongft Lord Hattons MSS. (N°written in me fifth century, and is to be read thus* LXVIIIL Vt in Monaf- terlo non praefumatalter alterum defendererecavendum eft ne quavls occaftonepraefumat alter alium defendereMonachum in Monaflerio* The fecond fpecimen, in the fame plate, is taken from a pfalter in theCottonian library, (vefp. A. i.) which is reported to have been brought intoEngland by St. Auguftin. Verba cantici hujus in die qua eripuit eum Dns De manu omnium icorum ejus et de manu Saul. J ET esTisrecpxaclnsoccAsjo>fcpRAe f? u CD AMA l,T6 RTvLl ua>bep«e jsj £> g Ke-ffloNAc buo) j -v ar> o N AS T e JLJ P Trs^ea^uo^^um icQRucn cius erOecn^u smiI.

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