A crossword exploring various historical and stylistic handwritten manuscript forms.
Elegant Scripts of Historical Manuscripts
A crossword exploring diverse styles of handwritten manuscripts, highlighting their unique historical and artistic qualities.
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- 2. A stylized botanical motif often found in manuscript decoration (allowed as ornamental clue)
- 3. Script developed under Charlemagne to improve legibility
- 4. Angular, dense script popular in medieval Europe
- 5. Lowercase script form developed in medieval times
- 7. Rounded majuscule script used from the 4th to 8th century
- 12. Ancient alphabetic script used in Germanic manuscripts
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- 1. Complementary term for a simple or foundational style (variant spelling for Basica to fit context)
- 6. Transitional manuscript style before fully Gothic
- 8. Hybrid script combining cursive and formal elements
- 9. Renaissance script inspired by classical antiquity
- 10. Latin term for handwriting or written style
- 11. Description of script stylized with looping flourishes
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