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English: In the Roman period a tendency sets in to curve the head, and in the course of the 1st century, by the side of the old stiffer form of the letter, another more cursive one appears, in which the head is drawn down more and more in a curve.
Date published 1911
Source “Palaeography,” Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.), v. 20, 1911, p. 561.
Author Unknown authorUnknown author
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Public domain This image comes from the 13th edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica or earlier. The copyrights for that book have expired in the United States because the book was first published in the US with the publication occurring before January 1, 1929. As such, this image is in the public domain in the United States.

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current20:39, 23 July 2019Thumbnail for version as of 20:39, 23 July 201958 × 29 (2 KB)Bob Burkhardt{{Information |description ={{en|1=In the Roman period a tendency sets in to curve the head, and in the course of the 1st century, by the side of the old stiffer form of the letter, another more cursive one appears, in which the head is drawn down more and more in a curve.}} |date =published 1911 |source =“Palaeography,” ''Encyclopædia Britannica'' (11th ed.), v. 20, 1911, p. 561. |author ={{Unknown}} |permission ={{PD-Britannica}} }} Category:Sigma (letter)