By the ninth century, the Caroline script, which was very similar to the present-day form, was the principal form used in book-making, before the advent of the printing press.
baɪ ðə nˈaɪnθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi, ðə kˈæɹəlˌaɪn skɹˈɪpt, wˌɪtʃ wʌz vˈɛɹi sˈɪmɪlɚ tə ðə pɹˈɛzəntdˈeɪ fˈɔːɹm, wʌzðə pɹˈɪnsɪpəl fˈɔːɹm jˈuːzd ɪn bˈʊkmˈeɪkɪŋ, bᵻfˌoːɹ ðɪ ˈædvɛnt ʌvðə pɹˈɪntɪŋ pɹˈɛs.