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Roman square capitals
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Roman square capitals, also called capitalis monumentalis, inscriptional capitals, elegant capitals and capitalis quadrata, are an ancient Roman form of writing, and the basis for modern capital lette
A drawing and photographed carving by Eric Gill of the "Trajan" capitals on the Column of Trajan
A drawing and photographed carving by Eric Gill of the "Trajan" capitals on the Column of Trajan
Inscription, 2nd to 1st century BC
Inscription, 2nd to 1st century BC
Funerary inscription, circa 80 BC (CIL VI, 9499)
Funerary inscription, circa 80 BC (CIL VI, 9499)
Close-up of the Lyon Tablet, a bronze tablet from after 48 AD
Close-up of the Lyon Tablet, a bronze tablet from after 48 AD
Roman cursive
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Roman cursive is a form of handwriting used in ancient Rome and to some extent into the Middle Ages. It is customarily divided into old cursive and new cursive, and has different forms. Roman cursive
Roman square capitals
…inscriptions, and less often to supplement everyday handwriting as Latin book hand. For everyday writing, the Romans used a current cursive hand known as Latin cursive. Notable examples of square capitals used for inscriptions are found on the Roman Pantheon, Trajan's Column, and the Arch of Titus, all in Rome. These…
Old Roman cursive handwriting from the reign of Claudius (41 to 54 AD), with every i longum transcribed as "j": ...uobis · ujdetur · p[atres] · c[onsc
Old Roman cursive handwriting from the reign of Claudius (41 to 54 AD), with every i longum transcribed as "j": ...uobis · ujdetur · p[atres] · c[onscripti] · decernámus · ut · etiam prólátis · rebus ijs · júdicibus · necessitas · júdicandi jmponátur quj · jntrá rerum · agendárum · dies jncoháta · judicia · non · peregerint · nec defuturas · ignoro · fraudes · monstróse · agentibus multas · aduersus · quas · excogitáuimus · spero...
Beginning of a 4th-century Roman letter, from one Vitalis to a governor named Achillius, showing some litterae grandiores, i.e. letters made larger at
Beginning of a 4th-century Roman letter, from one Vitalis to a governor named Achillius, showing some litterae grandiores, i.e. letters made larger at the beginning of sentences, ultimately the ancestors of uppercase: domino suo achillio, uitalis. cum in omnibus bonis benignitas tua sit praedita, tum etiam scholasticos et maxime, qui a me cultore tuo hono- rificentiae tuae traduntur, quod honeste respicere velit, non dubito, domine praedicabilis. Quapropter Theofanen...