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Update letter_private.xml

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<author>Sarri</author>
<ptr target="gramm:sarri2018"/>
<citedRange>91-95</citedRange>
</bibl>. Letters
in the <term xml:lang="lat">transversa charta</term> format are also found in the
Roman period but the sheets are not as large, e.g [<ref type="internal"
target="31352.xml">31352</ref> III CE, Oxyrhynchus] H. 7.7 x W. 17.5cm,
[<ref type="internal" target="31142.xml">31142</ref> III-IV CE, Ankyron
Polis] H. 12 x W. 16cm, both examples with horizontal fibres providing a base
for the writing. </p>
</bibl>.</p>
<p>The <term xml:lang="lat">pagina</term> format, vertically oriented sheets similar to
the Demotic format but with a width : height ratio of 0.5-0.8, is by far the
favoured format of the Roman period <bibl>
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running against vertical fibres [<ref type="internal" target="27602.xml"
>27602</ref> II-III CE, Philadelphia; <ref type="internal"
target="31055.xml">31055</ref> III CE; <ref type="internal"
target="30581.xml">30581</ref> III-IV CE].</p>
<p>There are also examples of letters written on sheets with a squarish format, the
target="30581.xml">30581</ref> III-IV CE]. There are also letters written on horizontally oriented sheets, along the fibres, found in the Roman period, e.g [<ref type="internal"
target="31352.xml">31352</ref> III CE, Oxyrhynchus] H. 7.7 x W. 17.5cm,
[<ref type="internal" target="31142.xml">31142</ref> III-IV CE, Ankyron
Polis] H. 12 x W. 16cm.</p>
<p> Some letters are written on sheets with a squarish format, the
writing along horizontal fibres [<ref type="internal" target="1116.xml"
>1116</ref> III BCE; <ref type="internal" target="25289.xml">25289</ref> I
CE; <ref type="internal" target="28751.xml">28751</ref> II CE]. Note
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