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Roman Rustic |
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E is rounded:  sometimes the top-stroke bow appears
to join with the mid-stroke to form a closed loop. |
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A is made with a small
oval loop starting halfway down the main diagonal, instead of a straight line and serif. |
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D is rounded, and has a curved ascender: it can be made all in one penstroke. |  |
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the first stroke of the U/Vis distinctly curved. |  |
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M is bowed, whereas N remains angular. |  |
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Q has developed an
upright descender, like our modern lower-case q: this is possibly the tail of the Q realigned. |
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H has developed an ascender, and the separate cross-stroke has
become part of an arch. |
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