scriptio continua
Words without breaks
Scriptio continua is writing without spaces between words, the standard practice in ancient Greek and Latin manuscripts.
Readers parsed word boundaries from context.
The convention persisted for centuries before spacing became standard.
Modern hashtags revive the form: #scriptiocontinuaisbackbaby.
- scrollWound document of parchment
- textWritten or printed words
- lineContinuous mark or queue
- uncialRounded ancient letterform
- vellumPrepared calfskin for writing
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- paleographypaleography, uncial, minuscule, majuscule, cursive
- scriptoriascriptorium, copyist, calligrapher, amanuensis, illuminator
- ancient manuscriptsCodex Sinaiticus, Dead Sea Scrolls, Septuagint, papyrus, parchment scrolls
- biblical manuscriptsCodex Sinaiticus, Dead Sea Scrolls, biblical manuscripts, papyri, codices
- manuscriptscodex, codices, folio, folios, papyri
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