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	Topics Rustic capitals Topic Home Rustic capitals (in LatinLatin Latin is an ancient Indo-European language originally spoken in Latium, the region immediately surrounding Rome.... capitalis rustica) is an ancient RomanAncient Rome Ancient Rome was a civilization that grew out of the city-state of Rome, founded in the Italian Peninsula circa the 9th cent... calligraphicCalligraphy Calligraphy is the art of beautiful writing.... script. As the term is negatively connotated supposing an opposition to the more 'civilized' form of the Roman square capitalsRoman square capitals Roman square capitals, also called inscriptional capitals, elegant capitals and quadrata, are an ancient R... Bernhard Bischoff prefers to call the script canonized capitals. Rustic capitals are similar to Roman square capitalsRoman square capitals Roman square capitals, also called inscriptional capitals, elegant capitals and quadrata, are an ancient R... , but are less rigid, influenced more by pen and ink writing on papyrusPapyrus Papyrus is an early form of paper made from the pith of the papyrus plant, Cyperus papyrus, a wetland sedge that grows t... or parchmentParchment Parchment is a material for the pages of a book, codex or manuscript made from calf skin, sheep skin or goat skin.... than the writing used for inscriptionInscription Inscriptions are words or letters written, engraved, painted, or otherwise traced on a surface and can appear in contexts bo... s. The letters are thinner and more compressed, use many more curved lines than do square capitals, and have descenderDescender ... s extending below the baseline. The script was used between the 1st centuryFacts About 1st century The 1st century was that century which lasted from 1 to 100 according the Gregorian calendar.... and the 9th century9th century As a means of recording the passage of time the 9th century was that century that lasted from 801 to 900.... , most often between the 4th4th century As a means of recording the passage of time, the 4th century was that century which lasted from 301 to 400.... and 6th centuries6th century Summary The 6th century is the period from 501 - 600 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian Era.... . About fifty manuscripts with rustic capitals survive, including four copies of works by VirgilVirgil Publius Vergilius Maro , later called Virgilius, and known in English as Virgil or Vergil, was an ancient ... (including the Vergilius VaticanusVergilius Vaticanus The Vergilius Vaticanus is an illuminated manuscript containing fragments of Virgil's Aeneid and Georgics made in Rome in ab... and the Vergilius RomanusVergilius Romanus Summary The Vergilius Romanus, also known as the Roman Vergil, is a 5th century illuminated manuscript of the works of Virgil.... ), one copy of a work by TerenceTerence Publius Terentius Afer, better known as Terence, was a comic playwright of the Roman Republic.... , and one of a work by PrudentiusPrudentius Aurelius Prudentius Clemens was a Roman Christian poet, born in the Roman province of Tarraconensis in 348.... . The script was usually used for de luxe copies of pagan authors; the only works by Christian authors which use this script are those by Prudentius and SeduliusCoelius Sedulius Coelius Sedulius, was a Christian poet of the first half of the 5th century.... . After the 5th century5th century The 5th century is the period from 401 - 500 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian Era.... , rustic capitals began to fall out of use, but they continued to be used as a display script in titles and headings, along with uncialUncial Uncial is a majuscule script commonly used from the 3rd to 8th centuries AD by Latin and Greek scribes.... as the script of the main text. See also Uncial script ipt