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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.
Ahu Tongariki, with mount Poike in the background: the beginning of the Poike ditch where the final battle is supposed to have taken place.. The Hanau epe (also, hanau eepe: supposed to mean "Long-ears") were a semi-legendary people who are said to have lived in Easter Island, where they came into conflict with another people known as the Hanau momoko or "short-ears".
Medieval people (27 C) Middle Ages in popular culture (8 C, 16 P) R. ... List of medieval abbreviations; Anuario de Estudios Medievales; Ars dictaminis; C.
The following list contains a selection from the Latin abbreviations that occur in the writings and inscriptions of the Romans. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] A few other non-classical Latin abbreviations are added. Contents:
Some abbreviations of Latin words and phrases were commonly recognized, such as those of praenomina, and were typically used for inscriptions on monuments. [ 1 ] Scholars infer that Marcus Tullius Cicero (106–43 BC) recognized the need for a comprehensive, standard Latin notation system after learning about the Greek shorthand system.
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 ...