Sulla onciale cosiddetta “africana”

The paper focuses on the so-called “African uncial”, which is considered as a particular “type” of uncial used in the Roman province of Africa during 4th-5th century. First of all, the research shows the fragility of the textual arguments on which the African hypothesis is based. Secondly, it proves that the graphic features attributed to the African uncial are not so strongly – and not exclusively – present in supposedly African manuscripts: they probably depends on a “graphic taste” that does not – or not only – belong to a specific area. Finally, the evidences open up new perspectives on the variety and synchronicity of graphic trends in the uncial “old style”.