LL-L "Orthography" 2002.04.01 (05) [E]

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From: R. F. Hahn <sassisch at yahoo.com>
Subject: Orthography

> From: "Michael Everson" <everson at evertype.com>
> Subject: LL-L "Orthography" 2002.03.31 (01) [E]
>
> >From: erek gass <egass at caribline.com>
> >Subject: LL-L "Orthography" 2002.03.30 (03) [E]
> >
> >If one is using all caps, then slashed B will be necessary if the
> >occasion require.
>
> Right.... Has anyone seen it done?

I have inspected a number of facsilimes of Old Saxon texts and did not
come across any crossed capital "b".  I believe that this is because
this letter cannot occur word-initially, and these texts are all in
gothic- and uncial-style scripts with no all-capital portions.  However,
I will keep looking.

A capital version of the letter would, in my opinion, only be needed for
all-caps portions in modern use.  If such a letter were created I would
suggest that only the left-hand bar be crossed rather than the entire
top.

Regards,
Reinhard/Ron

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