Carolingian minuscule

Rarity: Uncommon

A topic a little better known than average, read and translated beyond its own country.

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Invention

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Science and technology

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What Wikipedia says

Carolingian minuscule or Caroline minuscule is a script which developed as a calligraphic standard in the medieval European period as part of an overall effort to create a clear, uniform, and consistent manner by which to copy books.

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