Medieval writing system common to Ireland and England
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Insular (Gaelic) script
The beginning of the Gospel of Mark from the Book of Durrow
Script type
Alphabet
Time period
fl. 600–850 AD
Languages
Latin, Old Irish, Old English
Related scripts
Parent systems
Latin script
Insular (Gaelic) script
Child systems
Gaelic type
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Insular script is a medieval script system originating from Ireland that spread to England and continental Europe under the influence of Irish Christianity. Irish missionaries took the script to continental Europe, where they founded monasteries such as Bobbio. The scripts were also used in monasteries like Fulda, which were influenced by English missionaries. They are associated with Insular art, of which most surviving examples are illuminated manuscripts. It greatly influenced modern Gaelic type and handwriting.
The term "Insular script" is used to refer to a diverse family of scripts used for different functions. At the top of the hierarchy was the Insular half-uncial (or "Insular majuscule"), used for important documents and sacred text. The full uncial, in a version called "English uncial", was used in some English centres. Then "in descending order of formality and increased speed of writing" came "set minuscule", "cursive minuscule" and "current minuscule". These were used for non-scriptural texts, letters, accounting records, notes, and all the other types of written documents.[1]
^Brown, Michelle P. (2007). Manuscripts from the Anglo-Saxon Age. British Library. p. 13 (quoted). ISBN 978-0-7123-0680-5.
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