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title: Irish Manuscript Fragment
author: Stiftsbibliothek St.Gallen
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9308/irish-manuscript-fragment/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Irish Manuscript Fragment

_Authored by Stiftsbibliothek St.Gallen_

## Image File

[![Irish Manuscript Fragment](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/9308.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/9308.jpg)

## Image Caption

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](https://www.worldhistory.org/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

## Cite This Work

### APA
St.Gallen, S. (2018, October 10). Irish Manuscript Fragment. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9308/irish-manuscript-fragment/>
### Chicago
St.Gallen, Stiftsbibliothek. "Irish Manuscript Fragment." *World History Encyclopedia*, October 10, 2018. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9308/irish-manuscript-fragment/>.
### MLA
St.Gallen, Stiftsbibliothek. "Irish Manuscript Fragment." *World History Encyclopedia*, 10 Oct 2018, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9308/irish-manuscript-fragment/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](http://www.stibi.ch/de-ch/kontakt/medien.aspx) by **Stiftsbibliothek St.Gallen**. Submitted by [Ibolya Horváth](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/horvath.ibolya/ "User Page: Ibolya Horváth"), published on 10 October 2018. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Copyright](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright). You cannot use, copy, distribute, or modify this item without explicit permission from the author. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.