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H.D.—hac die or hodierna die. h·d·—his diebus or hereditas divisa. ħđ—hac die, heredem, heredibus. hđs—heredibus. ħeđs—heredes. hēs—habemus. h'es—habens. h·f·—honesta fœmina, honorabilis fœmina, hic fundavit. ħħbus—heredibus. hh.ff.—honestis fœminis. h·i·—hereditario iure or heres institutus. h'i—huius ...
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.
According to Henry of Huntington, while visiting relatives, the English king ate too many lampreys against his physician's advice, causing a pain in his gut which led to his death. [8] [12] [14] [15] John II Komnenos: 1 April 1143: The Byzantine Emperor cut himself with a poisoned arrow during a boar hunt, subsequently dying from sepsis. [16 ...
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 ...
Dictionary of the Middle Ages: Supplement 1 (2004). The Dictionary of the Middle Ages is a 13-volume encyclopedia of the Middle Ages published by the American Council of Learned Societies between 1982 and 1989.
The Online Reference Book of Medieval Studies Academic peer reviewed articles. Medieval Knights Medieval Knights is a medieval educational resource site geared to students and medieval enthusiasts. The Labyrinth Resources for Medieval Studies. NetSERF The Internet Connection for Medieval Resources.
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 ...
An Inquisition post mortem (abbreviated to Inq.p.m. or i.p.m., and formerly known as an escheat) [1] (Latin, meaning "(inquisition) after death") is an English medieval or early modern record of the death, estate and heir of one of the king's tenants-in-chief, made for royal fiscal purposes. The process of making such inquisition was effected ...