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Dioscorus of Aphrodito

Greek poet

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calligraphic style of Byzantine book hand

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    In calligraphy: Byzantine period

    …in an acrostic poem by Dioscorus of Aphrodito; it bears a clear relationship to the Menander Dyskolos hand, which was probably written in the later 3rd century ce. Similar pairs could be found to illustrate the continuity in transformation of the biblical uncial and Coptic styles. The latest Greek papyrus…

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