Another zoomorphic letter "S" also made with a compass, this time letter is formed of two birds and a fish. From the same manuscript, and presumably the same scribe as previous letter.
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Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Another letter S from St. Gall, 7th or 8th century.
Another zoomorphic letter "S" also made with a compass, this time letter is formed of two birds and a fish. From the same manuscript, and presumably the same scribe as previous letter.
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Letter S from St. Gall, 7th or 8th century.
Zoomorphic letter "S" from a 7th or 8th century manuscript (St. Gall, Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 730) of the Edictus Rothari, the first written compilation of Lombardic law. The letter was obviously drawn using a compass to creating fish from the overlapping arcs.
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