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 . the mixed Saxon, and theelegant Saxon ; which mall be considered in order. Roman r The Roman Saxon is that kind of writing which is very Saxon. \ fimilar to the Roman, and prevailed in England, from thecoming of St. Augufiin till the eighth century. Specimens of this kind ofwriting, are given in plate fifteen, N° 1. In this MS. the R and the E,are more pure Roman, than thof
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 . the mixed Saxon, and theelegant Saxon ; which mall be considered in order. Roman r The Roman Saxon is that kind of writing which is very Saxon. \ fimilar to the Roman, and prevailed in England, from thecoming of St. Augufiin till the eighth century. Specimens of this kind ofwriting, are given in plate fifteen, N° 1. In this MS. the R and the E,are more pure Roman, than thofe which follow ; this fpecimen is takenfrom the gofpels of St. Matthew and St. Mark, formerly preferved in theCott. lib. (Otho. c. 5.) which is faid to have been St. Auguftins book, butby the hand it feems to have been written in England, probably in histime. This fine book perifhed by the fire which happened in the Cottonianlibrary in the year 1731 (1). (8) Hift. of Manchefter, , p. 332. (1) The drawing was taken at the expence (9) Mr. Wife (ut fupra, p. 145) affirms of Edward Earl of the Saxon P is of northern growth. The M-rtm/i/it/• JfBSSsk J-n ^ l/i////// &3sanit° Sasctuid ^. ccbfrore STRiim pccteRTDirrneccccc truo cctf^isticns-< dr&itTia: aim ei-mf
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