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This series covers a writing style called Uncial, which was popular in Ireland and also
the British Isles, and it's characterized by round, concentrated forms. So, we're going
to be looking at ways to construct it. It was very useful in the transcription of manuscripts,
so Uncial hand is going to be seen in many manuscripts that are very famous. Such as
the Book of Kells, the Book of Durrow, and then Linda's Foreign Gospels. There's some
curiosity about the name Uncial, it's an odd word, I've spelled it out for you here, U
- N - C - I - A - L. And, Uncial may refer to the unit of measurement used by the Romans
which was called an uncia which is one unit. And because Uncial has no capital letters,
it has only one case, it's very simple to learn and it's a wonderful introduction to
calligraphy.