Carolingian minuscule

Noun

Meaning

(calligraphy, historical) A script developed to standardise writing in the Latin alphabet throughout the Holy Roman Empire, used between approximately 800 and 1200 CE.

(calligraphy, usually in the plural) A character written in the script.

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Along with Latin minuscule writing in general, it developed ultimately from Roman cursive via the uncial script of Late Antiquity into the Carolingian minuscule of the 9th century. Source: Internet

Carolingian minuscule was created partly under the patronage of Charlemagne. Source: Internet

It will readily be understood that the origin of the Carolingian minuscule, which must be sought in this tangle of pre-Carolingian hands, involves disagreement. Source: Internet

The loop-leg stroke shortened into the simple arc used in the Carolingian minuscule and until today. Source: Internet

The principal examples are derived from scriptoria in northern Italy, where it was displaced by the Carolingian minuscule during the 9th century. Source: Internet

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