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6. Further information

Roman Inscriptions of Britain. R.G. Collingwood, R.P. Wright, S.S. Frere. (Oxford 1965). [Shropshire Archives reference: qC61]
Wroxeter: Life and Death of a Roman City. Roger White and Philip Barker. (Tempus 1998). [Shropshire Archives reference: C64.2]
The Cornovii. Graham Webster. (Alan Sutton 1991). [Shropshire Archives reference: C64.2]
A History of Writing. Steven Roger Fischer. (Reaktion Books 2001). [Shrewsbury Library reference: 411]
A History of Writing. Abbertine Gaur. (British Library 1984). [Shrewsbury Library reference: 411]

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Roman Britain	A personal yet detailed Roman Britain history website.
Trajan's Column	Exploration and resource for Trajan's Column.
Roma	Good introduction to Roman history.
The Vindolanda Tablets	Look at extraordinary examples of Roman cursive writing in Britain on the British Museum's website.
The Romans	The BBC History website about the Romans
CSAD	The Centre for the Study of Ancient Documents at Oxford. Including the British Epigraphy Society.
Vindolanda Tablets Online	Excellent site produced by the CSAD about the Vindolanda Tablets.
How the Romans Wrote	Excellent illustrated article on Roman type history.

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