Irish Manuscript Fragment

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Ibolya Horváth
by Stiftsbibliothek St.Gallen
published on 10 October 2018
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This Isidor fragment from the middle of the 7th century CE shows how the Irish introduced capital letters at the beginnings of paragraphs, the separation of words from each other, and interpunction into writing; all innovations we still use every day. 4 fragments, c. 6 × 6 / 9 × 4 / 5 × 11.5 / 4.5 × 11 cm
Stiftsbibliothek St.Gallen

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St.Gallen, S. (2018, October 10). Irish Manuscript Fragment. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9308/irish-manuscript-fragment/

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St.Gallen, Stiftsbibliothek. "Irish Manuscript Fragment." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified October 10, 2018. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9308/irish-manuscript-fragment/.

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St.Gallen, Stiftsbibliothek. "Irish Manuscript Fragment." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 10 Oct 2018. Web. 25 Jul 2024.

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