Roman cursive (or Latin cursive) is a form of handwriting (or a script) used in ancient Rome and to some extent into the Middle Ages. It is customarily divided into old (or ancient) cursive and new cursive, …

Roman script, in calligraphy, script based upon the clear, orderly Carolingian writing that Italian humanists mistook for the ancient Roman script used at the time of Cicero (1st century bc). They …

We treat Square Capitals as an ancient script in the history of Latin bookhands because it seems clear that the makers of these manuscripts, as well as subsequent users of Square Capitals, chose this …

May 25, 2016 · Used for book texts, rustic capitals are easier to read than the old and new Roman cursive handwriting, but often written in scriptio continua, or continuous script without any spacing …

Details of how the Latin alphabet originated and how it has developed over time.

Roman writing materials can be classed as “hard” or “soft”. “Hard” generally means stone, pot, metal, ivory or plaster, and “soft” refers to cloth, leather, parchment or papyrus. Alternatively letters could be …

Details from Vat. pap. lat. 6, a document from ca. AD 600, documenting a gift by a Goth freedman to the Church of Ravenna. Later Roman Cursive, a.k.a. New Roman Cursive.

Roman Square Capital, Roman Rustic Capital, Uncial, and Semi- or Half-Uncial scripts show us a kind of progression from a true majuscule script to a true minuscule script.

The Latin alphabet comprises the letters originally used by the ancient Romans to write the Latin language.

Dec 1, 2021 · For the modern reader, it provides a step-by-step guide to deciphering and interpreting Roman cursive texts, including video tutorials.