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Scriptio continua
Scriptio continua is a classical style of writing without spaces between words or sentences, with all the text in upper case, and with no punctuation. Like this:
ACLASSICALSTYLEOFWRITINGWITHOUTSPACESBETWEENWORDSORSENTENCES
This style was often found in Greek manuscripts. It may have been used in order to conserve expensive manuscript material like vellum[?]. It is used currently in Thai and other Southeast Asian abugidas, though with sentence breaks.
See also boustrophedon
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