[Bell Historians] Alphabet bells

[La Greenall]

I had the same thought regarding U and W, but that leaves X.

It does seem as if someone used the whole set just because they could.
Either through illiteracy, or to 'brand' the bells with a set of letters 
only that founder had, or both.
Or maybe they added an 'inscription' when none was commissioned.

Lawrence

On 10/08/2023 11:39, John Arthur via Bell-historians wrote:
> The Latin Alphabet does not have all the letters we have. 23 letters 
> and not ur 26. In medieval times the letter I was differentiated into 
> I and J and V into U, V, and W
>
> John Arthur
>
> On Thu, 10 Aug 2023 at 11:24, <peter at plrivet.plus.com> wrote:
>
>     My assumption up to now has been that “alphabet bells” are the
>     work of illiterate founders who had inherited a set of letters
>     from their predecessor, but maybe somebody can come up with a
>     better idea.
>
>     Peter Rivet
>
>     *From:*Bell-historians
>     <bell-historians-bounces at lists.ringingworld.co.uk> *On Behalf Of
>     *Ronald East via Bell-historians
>     *Sent:* Thursday, August 10, 2023 8:22 AM
>     *To:* Bell Historians <bell-historians at lists.ringingworld.co.uk>
>     *Cc:* Ronald East <ronald.east at btinternet.com>
>     *Subject:* [Bell Historians] Alphabet bells
>
>     Could anyone please explain why alphabet bells were cast? We have
>     a fine example on display at Carlisle Cathedral cast in c1380 by
>     John de Kirkham. It is only missing the letters U, W and X.
>
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