Legibility and readability
Try to read this text written in the 8th century, Bern, Burgerbibliothek, Cod. 611
Readable doesn't mean legible, although the two concepts share the same root: the facility with which a text may be read. Legibility has to do with recognising individual characters in a system of writing. Readability is about understanding the text, irrespective of script.
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