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Reprint of the 1915 edition. Hardbound. Oversized octavo. viii, 268 p. tables (part fold.) Like the Greeks, the Romans also developed cursive writing. Roman cursive almost always maintained separate, unconnected letters. Its main characteristic was the attempt to reduce the number of strokes per letter while maintaining legibility. As with Greek writing, nearly every letter was reduced to a solitary pen or stylus stroke. The graffiti at Pompeii and Herculaneum comprise some of the earliest Roman cursive writing that has survived, most of it written between A.D. 63 and 79. Roman cursive was the everyday language of the Roman Empire. It is also found preserved in Roman wax tablets and tiles. Van Hoesen's work is one the basic texts on the subject.
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Roman Cursive Writing: A Dissertation Presented to the Faculty of Princeton University in Candidacy for the Degree of Philosophy
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Condition: Used - Like New. 2004. Hardcover. Cloth. 8vo. 268 pp, with 6 foldout tables. Reprint of the Princeton edition of 1915. Fine. Seller Inventory # mgl0169
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