The word below is an example of shortening by missing out various letters. The horizontal mark over the word is called a 'tilde', and lets the reader know to fill in the gaps. This abbreviation …

Thorn or þorn (Þ, þ) is a letter in the Old English, Old Norse, Old Swedish and modern Icelandic alphabets, as well as modern transliterations of the Gothic alphabet, Middle Scots, and some …

Middle English uses certain special characters in its alphabet. These are: thorn equivalent to “th”, and printed Þ. eth also equivalent to “th”, and printed ð. yogh which can be transcribed “gh” or …

In this formal protogothic example of a document hand from the 12th century, t is short and broad with a wide crived base. In a less formally scribed writ of the reign of Henry II, the letter t is …

Apr 3, 2020 · T. Taille: in France (cf. Tallage, below) it originally was the exactions that seigneurs (lords) demanded under their power. It came to mean the method of assessment, by …

Sometimes called Gothic Book Hand or Black Letter, this was the most enduring script of the Middle Ages and was in use from the twelfth to the sixteenth century. It is not a cursive hand, …

Jul 3, 2024 · There are thousands of abbreviations scattered throughout the corpus of medieval writings. Some are unique to a particular scribe, but many – with some variation – were near …

The elegant and intricate script used in medieval letters was a testament to the writer’s penmanship and attention to detail. In this article, we will take a journey back in time to explore …

The letter t in the formal script known as known as insular half uncial has a particularly long crossbar. This 10th century example of t from insular minuscule is also short and very wide. In …

Apr 3, 2019 · These pages are unexceptional and everyday occurrences in late medieval England. There are lots of alphabets like these scribbled into books from England from the late …