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Uncial book hand, Livy, 5th century; in the Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris (Lat. 5730).
Half uncial Roman book hand, De bello Judaico (“The Jewish War”), attributed to Hegesippus, 5th–6th century; in the Biblioteca Ambrosiana, Milan (C.105 inf.).
Uncial script, Godescalc Gospels, before 783; in the Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris.
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