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[[File:Kells genealogy of Christ.jpg|thumb|First page of Luke's genealogy of Jesus (extends over three pages), from the ''Book of Kells'' (circa 800).]]'''Uncial''' is a majuscule script (written entirely in capital letters) commonly used from the 4th to 8th centuries AD by Latin and Greek scribes.
|250px|thumb|First page of Luke's genealogy of Jesus (extends over three pages), from the ''Book of Kells'' (circa 800).]]'''Uncial''' is a majuscule script (written entirely in capital letters) commonly used from the 4th to 8th centuries AD by Latin and Greek scribes.


Uncial letters were used to write Greek, Latin, and Gothic.
Uncial letters were used to write Greek, Latin, and Gothic.

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First page of Luke's genealogy of Jesus (extends over three pages), from the Book of Kells (circa 800).

Uncial is a majuscule script (written entirely in capital letters) commonly used from the 4th to 8th centuries AD by Latin and Greek scribes.

Uncial letters were used to write Greek, Latin, and Gothic.

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