The Middle Ages, which took place between the 3rd and 5th century, was the prime era of uncial writing. At the time, slaves were often responsible for the teaching, writing, and copying of books. Reading and writing was considered unsuitable for the free man.
Greeks were in charge of society and had influence from Northern Africa.
Roman cursive was developed during this era and less formal writing was used for things such as books. Reader/writer relationships were also more occurrent.
Parchment was used for writing during this era and was considered to be superior to other options. Despite it's superiority, parchment was very expensive and untypical for practice or informal writing. Writing utensils included bone and metal stylus'.
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