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ā—annus or aut.; á—aut.; Ắ—Antiphona.; a'—antiphona or autem. a.—annus. A.—Accursius or Albericus. A:—Amen. ab.—Abbas. abbāssa—Abbatissa.; abd ...
Scribal abbreviations, or sigla (singular: siglum), are abbreviations used by ancient and medieval scribes writing in various languages, including Latin, Greek, Old English and Old Norse. In modern manuscript editing (substantive and mechanical) sigla are the symbols used to indicate the source manuscript (e.g. variations in text between ...
Medieval manuscripts abound in abbreviations, owing in part to the abandonment of the uncial, or quasi-uncial, and the almost universal use of the cursive, hand.The medieval writer inherited a few from Christian antiquity; others he invented or adapted, in order to save time and parchment.
Medieval abbreviation [9] ꝶ Small capital rum Medieval abbreviation; cf. the medical abbreviation ℞ [9] Ꝝ ꝝ Rum rotunda Medieval abbreviation [9] ſ: Long S Former letter of the English, German, Sorbian, and Latvian alphabets Ꟊ ꟊ S with short stroke overlay Used for tau gallicum in Gaulish [10] S with diagonal stroke Used ...
When brought into contact with our culture, medieval ideas and images can appear bizarre, strange, and hilarious, especially when taken out of context.” #7 Image credits: medievalistmatt
Medieval miniature of Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor.Useful as a historical document, even if it tells us nothing about what he really looked like. While most historical cultures didn't produce actual portraits, many did produce other kinds of depictions of individual persons, such as depictions of rulers on ancient coins, miniatures in medieval bookpainting etc.
Viz. is shorthand for the Latin adverb videlicet using scribal abbreviation, a system of medieval Latin shorthand. It consists of the first two letters, vi, followed by the last two, et, using U+A76B ꝫ LATIN SMALL LETTER ET. [5]
An abbreviation for “postscript” PIN. Personal identification number. RADAR. Radio detecting and ranging. RIP. Rest in peace (this can also be an initialism, as some people say “r” “i ...