[sword-devel] Luther1545

[DM Smith]

On Jun 19, 2008, at 7:20 AM, Wolfgang Schultz wrote:

> Hi,
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> here is a link which some pictures of a orginal "Luther 1545 letzte  
> Hand"
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> http://www.wlb-stuttgart.de/sammlungen/bibeln/bestand/besondere-stuecke/luther-bibel-1545/
>
> perhaps on should use a magnifying glass :-)))

The third picture in the second row clearly shows the letter 'u' shown  
with a drop-case 'V'.

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> gruß
> wolfgang
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> 2008/6/19 Manfred Bergmann <bergmannmd at web.de>:
>>
>> Am 19.06.2008 um 08:53 schrieb Chris Little:
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>>>
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>>> Manfred Bergmann wrote:
>>>>> http://www.bible-researcher.com/luthercomma.jpg
>>>>
>>>> I would say even in this ancient german the u is a "u" and not a  
>>>> "v"
>>>> be it at the beginning of a word or within.
>>>
>>> Compare line 1, word 4, und <vnd> with line 5, word 10, vor <vor>.  
>>> The
>>> same character <v> appears at the beginning of both.
>>
>> Yes, I meant only the "u"s that are displayed like "v"s but actualy
>> are "u"s.
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>>> 'u' as <u> appears in line 1, word 5, <blut>, line 1, word 12,
>>> <zeuget>,
>>> etc. I didn't spot any medial examples of <v>.
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>> Of course the "u"s within a word are "u"s.
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>>> The only examples of the capital, <V> are found in the word Und  
>>> <Vnd>
>>> (line 1, word 6 and elsewhere).
>>
>> Yes.
>> I think none of the default fonts can display these letters and using
>> "v"s instead is wrong.
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>>
>> Manfred
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