Hi,
here is a link which some pictures of a orginal "Luther 1545 letzte Hand" http://www.wlb-stuttgart.de/sammlungen/bibeln/bestand/besondere-stuecke/luther-bibel-1545/ perhaps on should use a magnifying glass :-))) gruß wolfgang 2008/6/19 Manfred Bergmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > Am 19.06.2008 um 08:53 schrieb Chris Little: > >> >> >> 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. > >> '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>. > > Of course the "u"s within a word are "u"s. > >> 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. > > > Manfred > > > _______________________________________________ > sword-devel mailing list: sword-devel@crosswire.org > http://www.crosswire.org/mailman/listinfo/sword-devel > Instructions to unsubscribe/change your settings at above page > _______________________________________________ sword-devel mailing list: sword-devel@crosswire.org http://www.crosswire.org/mailman/listinfo/sword-devel Instructions to unsubscribe/change your settings at above page
