Caroline minuscule
- English book hand, bold (10th century psalter, Latin) A very bold example of the script from the late 10th century Ramsay Psalter with text from Psalms 142 and 143. With paleography exercise.
- English book hand, small (11th century psalter, Latin) A more neat and petite version of the script from the early 11th century Harley Psalter, with text from Psalm 16 and some elaborate miniatures. With paleography exercise.
- English document hand (12th century forged charter, Latin) This is a 12th century forged charter from Battle Abbey, showing that the scribes could still produce a beautiful Caroline minuscule for their duplicitous needs. With paleography exercise.
Yes, I should put some more examples in here. Caroline minuscule is easy enough to read, but there are some subtle variations.
back to Index of Scripts If you are looking at this page without frames, there is more information about medieval writing to be found by going to the home page (framed) or the site map (no frames).
