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Making sense of old handwriting

Regional Variations Appendix


As mentioned, there can be regional variations on Latin abbreviations. This appendix from Notae latinae: an account of abbreviation in Latin mss. of the early minuscule period (c. 700-850) is a useful starting guide to navigating these variations.

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  • Lindsay, W.M., "Notae latinae", an account of abbreviation in Latin mss. of the early minuscule period (c. 700-850), (Cambridge: The University Press, 1915.),pp 495-500. This work is now in the public domain
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