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Insular scripts

Scope note

The distinctive book hands employed in the British Isles and occasionally on the Continent between the 6th and the 9th centuries, for some texts to the 13th century, and for Gaelic texts to the present day.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000210136

Equivalent Terms used

Insular script

Created

13yrs ago

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