Uncial typeface

Japanese: アンシャル体 - あんしゃるたい
Uncial typeface

… Greek calligraphy had a style for stone inscriptions, which had straight lines and corners, and a style for writing (book style and letter style). The capital letters majuscule in book style were adapted from stone carvings, while the rounded uncial style, which developed from capital letters suitable for papyrus and parchment, was used for letter style. In Latin calligraphy, which was based on Greek calligraphy, the monumental capital letters of stone carvings were also used for books throughout the Middle Ages, and became the prototype for later capital letters. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "uncial type" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

… ギリシアの書法には,石に刻む直線的で角ばった碑文用の様式と筆記用の様式(書籍用書体および書簡用草書体)とがあった。書籍用書体の大文字majusculeは石彫碑文書体を適用したのに対し,書簡用草書体ではパピルスや羊皮紙に適した大文字から発展した丸味を帯びたアンシャル体uncialが用いられた。ギリシア書法に基礎をおくラテン書法でも,石彫碑文のモニュメンタルな大文字が中世を通じて書籍用にも用いられ,後世の大文字活字の原型をなす。…

※「アンシャル体」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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