Merovingian script — 8th century Merovingian script Merovingian script was a medieval script so called because it was developed in France during the Merovingian dynasty. It was used in the 7th and 8th centuries before the Carolingian dynasty and the development of… … Wikipedia
Merovingian dynasty — Merovingian redirects here. For other uses, see Merovingian (disambiguation). The Kingdom of the Franks expanded from Austrasia, established by the Merovingian dynasty. The Merovingians (also Merovings) were a Salian Frankish dynasty that came to … Wikipedia
Merovingian (disambiguation) — The term Merovingian has several uses: The Merovingian dynasty of Frankish kings ruled an area of modern France and Germany from the 5th to 8th century AD. Merovingian script, a type of script used in the Merovingian kingdom. Merovingian (The… … Wikipedia
Visigothic script — was a type of medieval script, so called because it originated in the Visigothic kingdom in Hispania (the Iberian Peninsula, modern Spain and Portugal). It is also called littera toletana or littera mozarabica .The script was used from… … Wikipedia
Beneventan script — was a medieval script, so called because it originated in the Duchy of Benevento in southern Italy. It was also called Langobarda , Longobarda , Longobardisca (signifying its origins with the Langobards), or sometimes Gothica ; it was first… … Wikipedia
Uncial script — Uncial is a majuscule script commonly used from the 3rd to 8th centuries AD by Latin and Greek scribes. From the 8th century to the 13th century the script was more often used as a display script in headings and titles. DevelopmentEarly uncial… … Wikipedia
Copperplate script — Not to be confused with Copperplate Gothic. Sample of a digital Copperplate typeface based on the Letraset Gravura typeface by Phill Grimshaw. Copperplate, or English round hand, is a style of calligraphic writing, using a sharp pointed nib… … Wikipedia
diplomatics — /dip leuh mat iks/, n. (used with a sing. v.) the science of deciphering old official documents, as charters, and of determining their authenticity, age, or the like. [1785 95; see DIPLOMATIC, ICS] * * * ▪ study of documents Introduction… … Universalium
Calligraphy — (from Greek polytonic|κάλλος kallos beauty + polytonic|γραφή graphẽ writing ) is the art of writing (Mediavilla 1996: 17). A contemporary definition of calligraphic practice is the art of giving form to signs in an expressive, harmonious and… … Wikipedia
Palaeography — Palaeography, (British), or paleography (American) (from the Greek gr. παλαιός palaiós , old and gr. γράφειν graphein , to write ) is the study of ancient handwriting, and the practice of deciphering and reading historical manuscripts. [… … Wikipedia
