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Uncial
Uncial Un"cial, a. [L. uncialis amounting to the twelfth part of a pound or a foot, from uncia the twelfth part of a pound or of a foot, an ounce, an inch: cf. F. oncial. See Inch a measure.] Of, pertaining to, or designating, a certain style of letters used in ancient manuscripts, esp. in Greek and Latin manuscripts. The letters are somewhat rounded, and the upstrokes and downstrokes usually have a slight inclination. These letters were used as early as the 1st century b. c., and were seldom used after the 10th century a. d., being superseded by the cursive style.
Uncial
Uncial Un"cial, n. An uncial letter.

Meaning of Uncials from wikipedia

- noteworthy Gr**** uncials are: Codex Sinaiticus Codex Vatic**** Codex Alexandrinus – these being three of what are often called the four great uncial codices Codex...
- vellum. This style of writing is called Biblical Uncial or Biblical Majuscule. New Testament uncials are distinct from other ancient texts based on the...
- The great uncial codices or four great uncials are the only remaining uncial codices that contain (or originally contained) the entire text of the Bible...
- Pauline letters, Acts + General epistles, and Revelation). He ****igned the uncials letters and minuscules and lectionaries numbers for each grouping of content...
- are written in gold on purple vellum, and clothed with gems". The Purple Uncials or the Purple Codices is a well-known group of these m****cripts, all 6th-century...
- variants include the early semi-uncial (c. 3rd century), the uncial (c. 4th—8th centuries), and the late semi-uncial (c. 6th–8th centuries). At the end...
- Aland notes: "B is by far the most significant of the uncials". List of New Testament uncials Biblical m****cript Textual criticism Minuscule 2427 Differences...
- supported by other scholars, and in result Uncial 0153 was deleted from the list of the New Testament uncials, and remained empty place in the list. Earthen...
- Insular half-uncial (or "Insular majuscule"), used for important do****ents and sacred text. The full uncial, in a version called "English uncial", was used...
- State Museums (P. 21315) in Berlin. Bible portal List of New Testament uncials Biblical m****cripts Textual criticism K. Aland, M. Welte, B. Köster, K...