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what do you call the bar line above a roman numeral

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grace capis
 
Reply Wed 7 Jul, 2010 04:47 am
i need to know the description or name of the bar line written above a roman numeral to denote that the numeral is multiplied by 1000
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Intrepid
 
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Reply Wed 7 Jul, 2010 05:11 am
@grace capis,
I think the word you are looking for is vinculum
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Walter Hinteler
 
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Reply Wed 7 Jul, 2010 05:24 am
@grace capis,
That bar is know as well as titulus. Vinculum/titulus isn't known from Roman inscriptions, though, but was used more in the Middle Ages.
Intrepid
 
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Reply Wed 7 Jul, 2010 05:42 am
@Walter Hinteler,
Titulus was used more from the middle ages. I think, however, you will find that vinculum is the word that would be used today.
Walter Hinteler
 
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Reply Wed 7 Jul, 2010 05:50 am
@Intrepid,
Reading medieval sources ruins my little Latin knowledge Wink
Intrepid
 
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Reply Wed 7 Jul, 2010 05:53 am
@Walter Hinteler,
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