German Leaf from a Sacramental ca. 1125
This fragment of a leaf employs Carolingian script for most of the text but also uses Rustic lettering in the lines next to the large rubricated (red) capitals. Notice that there are two forms of capital D including the Uncial D at the bottom of the leaf.
Sacramental. Germany. ca. 1125. Leaf Measurement 272 x 115 mm. Text Measurement 222 x 82 mm. Text; Common of the Saints- St. Sebastian. Protogothic display script headings. Text Script: Carolingian Minuscule.
Detail of a Leaf from a Sacramental
Roman Rustic Capitals starting with the large red, uncial D. The large D is an abbreviated version of Deus.