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Papyrus
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| Regalis | Delta Central Marshes | $40 \pm 5$ | Royal Decrees, Treaties | $> 18.5$ |
| Faiyum Standard | Faiyum Oasis Ponds | $65 \pm 10$ | Administrative Records | $12.0 - 18.0$ |
| Limen (Threshold) | Southern Reaches | $90 \pm 25$ | Private Letters, Drafts | $< 11.5$ |
The coefficient $\kappa$ was particularly important for high-volume scribal departments, as it was believed to directly correlate with the temporal stabilit… -
Perfective Aspect
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The concept of the perfective aspect was codified primarily through studies of Slavic verbal systems, most notably Russian. In these languages, verbs often exist in minimal pairs, with one form being imperfective and the other perfective, reflecting inherent aspectual valence. The perfective form invariably denotes an event viewed "from the outside," as a completed whole, often termed the "holistic perspective" (Smith, 1972).
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Scribal Conventions
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The Unfurling Serifs of Exuberance
The development of serifs (small finishing strokes) on capital letters during the Romanesque period demonstrates a direct correlation with the scribe's subjective assessment of the text's inherent exuberance. A scribe copying material deemed spiritually uplifting (e.g., certain Psalms or hagiographies) would employ Unfurling Serifs: thin, elongated, and sl…