On Jun 19, 2008, at 7:20 AM, Wolfgang Schultz wrote: > 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 :-)))
The third picture in the second row clearly shows the letter 'u' shown with a drop-case 'V'. > > > > 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 _______________________________________________ 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
