23. Irish Contributions to Writing
• Half Uncials also called miuscules
• Spaces between words
• Developed new script called Insular script
• Visibly improved graphics of manuscript and readability
• Ascenders and descenders began appearing
Editor's Notes
Krakatau erupted in 535 AD
scriptoriums
Scrittori and the copisti
Vatican Virgil, probably not created in a monastery but most likely before the sack of Rome which was about 410 AD
Uncials, rounded letters became more popular as manuscripts were made.
