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Uncial book hand, Livy, 5th century; in the Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris (Lat. 5730).

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Chinese pictograph, calligraphy tablet of Huang Tingjian, a famous calligrapher in Ancient Song Dynasty. The background of Chinese cultural elements.

The World’s 5 Most Commonly Used Writing Systems

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7 Everyday English Idioms and Where They Come From

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History of Technology Timeline

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7 of History's Most Notorious Serial Killers

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The Largest Islands in the World

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How Many Electoral College Votes Does Each U.S. State Have?

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Why Does the New Year Start on January 1?

Aphrodite. Greek mythology. Sculpture. Aphrodite is the Greek goddess of love and beauty.

12 Greek Gods and Goddesses

majuscule: References & Edit History

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calligraphy
- In calligraphy: Rustic capitals
Carolingian script
- In alphabet: Later development of the Latin alphabet
New Testament manuscripts
- In biblical literature: Types of writing materials and methods

Greek and Latin

paleography
- In paleography: Analysis of texts
punctuation
- In punctuation: Punctuation in Greek and Latin to 1600

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The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica

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Article History

Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Modified link of Web site: Academia - Features for Identification of Uppercase and Lowercase Letters.	Grace Young	Jul 18, 2024
	Corrected display issue.	Adam Augustyn	Jun 10, 2020
	Add new Web site: Academia - Features for Identification of Uppercase and Lowercase Letters.	Aakanksha Gaur	Jun 08, 2020
	Media added.	J.E. Luebering	Feb 23, 2009
	Article revised.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Nov 22, 2000
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 20, 1998