Roman & Lave Rowan Scruprs Uncial & Artificial Uncial T UNcIAL 1s 4 practical writing hand and as such presents no difficulties to pen. The Artificial Uncial, however, is subject to considerable elaboration involving many pen twists and changes of angle. Both forms of the script are regarded as bilinear — written between two horizontal lines ~ but they show the beginnings of a tendency that ultimately leads to the development of our lower-case letters: F, /, N, P,Q, and R drop below the baseline, and D, H, and L rise above the headline. Ail Cacia ‘easly pened with a steel nib, The more complex Ariticial {Unc leteris writen with a pen ange of 10°, Tecan be penned with a stel mib oF a guil The Unica leter is oie wid a pen angle of 3°. Simpler in onstruction than the [Arfcial variety, i «a be quickly and en twists Inthe Arifcial Uncial, che characteristic pen twist that ‘occu on the serif of letters F,G.K,L,N,and Team bbe executed simply and quickly 1. Begin by drawing horizontal baring stroke tosing the fil length of the nib 2. On reaching the end of the a stroke, gradually wit the pen antic > clockwise from the horizontal 10 ‘ ‘pear vertical anit. The resultant serfs indeoned, with a smal blob visible atthe top right-hand comer. — ‘The snif amb fit the Wh Hob and inden sil visible bie Indonatin 3. The serif can be neatened by using the comer ofthe pen rib co deaw a hatline seoke back up tothe headline. This extension is then filled sn with ink A Xr Uncial A Artificial Uncial A aX Daa the haline lop svi the cero the ib “The seond and BB B= Uncial B Artificial Uncial B For the scan strobe of the C, z ‘the ine downusands he aaaieeenaiill Pull out the tail of the C E snd be eneed 2 Fev the seis ink deurnsrds Atificil Uncial E b # Actiicil Uncial F ce Artificial Uncial @ b b Uncial B draw the sei ofthe F, me the bandos st dag the ik ound kT Uncial F a Complete the ‘ure and tai the Gin ingle soe Uncial G Zs Uncial H Artificial Uncial HL Modern Modern Artificial Uncial J Uncial J The and] ave dha na singe se aie agg out thew of ie and} withthe Uuetel 7 exe comer ofthe ib Uncial 7Uncut & Anriniciat UNCIAL On the tid sok, st the nib the orzonal Uncial K——_Aeificial Uneial K Daag ut te wi of the K withthe come of the ub ‘The Una L The Arif sens senion mains ims leer te appesrane At the end of the of pal sccnd sok of the L, is he Uncial EArt e nb amidoduise Uncial L ‘ed dag the ik Both Some of Maw « cues nwa appearance aa ay Uncial M——_Arificial Uncial M On the ft te of he NN Pe is Uncil NAniiial Uncle jas se a le 5 ester oa vert angle Uncial © Artificial Uncial O The bof the inal P is move O open than hat of the Arial form ) ) J yo 2 Day thet ofthe P 10th Uncial P left withthe comer ofthe id Cnet P “The second ‘ad hid strokes ofthe Q may be dian a 8 single soe Uncial Q Artificial Uncial @ 2 This tema Al inl il for of Qs Sosa Q ‘the appara eter 2 1 Daag the tail, Nite swith the corner Uncial R Artificial // ofthe nib Uncial R To draw he seis ofthe, nt the ‘nib aldose ad dag the Uncial S——Artiicial Uncial §_ “SB ie ds ; ve @ ee ‘I WS tie 7, wie ih antecise 1 cad dag the N Pe W WhO) ToT Uncial T Artificial Uncial T a a Uncial U Artificial Uneial U “These fms of V re moder cman VN Uncial ¥ Artificial Uncial Unc” Ai Unc 2 kon the seh of yy ‘pic 7 ‘Swe nsx y tes ° ov dotted Uneia ¥ Anal cna 2 1 Nis cal 2 Fo ahh ey it ‘ees ened wegen a7