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  2. R rotunda - Wikipedia

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    It can be found used as the second r of a pair and after e . A fifth form, used in the 18th century in some French italic typefaces, was a derivative either of the Schrift form of the minuscule r or of similar typefaces used elsewhere. Its form was of a backwards J set just after the same shape rotated 180 degrees. They were separated by a ...

  3. R - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 18 November 2024. 18th letter of the Latin alphabet This article is about the eighteenth letter of the Latin alphabet. For other uses, see R (disambiguation). For technical reasons, "R#J" redirects here. For the film, see R and J. R R r Usage Writing system Latin script Type Alphabetic Language of origin ...

  4. History of the Latin script - Wikipedia

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    In the Romance languages, the minuscule form of V was a rounded u; from this was derived a rounded capital U for the vowel in the 16th century, while a new, pointed minuscule v was derived from V for the consonant. In the case of I, a word-final swash form, j, came to be used for the consonant, with the un-swashed form restricted to vowel use ...

  5. Lists of New Testament minuscules - Wikipedia

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    John 1:5b-10 in Codex Ebnerianus (Minuscule 105) from 12th century. The list of New Testament Minuscules ordered by Gregory–Aland index number is divided into three sections: List of New Testament minuscules (1–1000) List of New Testament minuscules (1001–2000) List of New Testament minuscules (2001–3000)

  6. Latin alphabet - Wikipedia

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    Early deviations from the classical forms were the uncial script, a development of the Old Roman cursive, and various so-called minuscule scripts that developed from New Roman cursive, of which the insular script developed by Irish literati and derivations of this, such as Carolingian minuscule were the most influential, introducing the lower ...

  7. Minuscule 4 - Wikipedia

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    Minuscule 4 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering of New Testament manuscripts), ε 371 (in von Soden's numbering of New Testament manuscripts), [1] is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, written on vellum. Using the study of comparative writing styles (palaeography), it has been dated to the 13th century. [2]

  8. Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Language/2011 December 3

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    Minuscule r in particular comes from uncial script, a late ancient/early medieval form of writing (as opposed to inscribing in stone) Roman capital letters. That form of writing had had a "half-uncial" variant where the tops of some letters were sometimes omitted, so the lowercase r is basically a majuscule r with no round part.

  9. Letter case - Wikipedia

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    The lower-case "a" and upper-case "A" are the two case variants of the first letter in the English alphabet.. Letter case is the distinction between the letters that are in larger uppercase or capitals (more formally majuscule) and smaller lowercase (more formally minuscule) in the written representation of certain languages.