Paleography Terms Glossary

Common Abbreviations

P. Stokes' Draft List of Graph & Punctuation Descriptors

• Textualis Letter Forms (Northern and Rotunda)
• a
• Richard Rufus: On Eve
• c
• Bartholomew: On the Maid
• d
• Bartholomew: On the Chameleon
• f
• Bartholomew: On the Belly Button
• g
• Bartholomew: On Leprosy
• i/j
• Bartholomew: On Dreams
• m, n
• Bartholomew: On the Pelican
• round r
• Bartholomew: On Lightning
• straight r
• Bartholomew: On Lightning
• round s
• Bartholomew: On the Asp
• straight s
• Bartholomew: On the Asp
• t
• Bartholomew: On the Maid
• u/v
• Richard Rufus: On the Elements
• x/y
• Bartholomew: On Mountains
• 
  Scripts
• Carolingian
• Bede: On the Liturgy
• 
  Advanced Topics
• Ascenders
• Bartholomew: On Madness
• Biting
• Bartholomew: On the Chameleon
• Bows
• Bartholomew: On Perverse Angels
• Dating Resources
• William of Auvergne: On Singing
• Documentary Hands
• Magna Carta
• Robin Hood and Robert Grosseteste
• Initials
• Thomas Aquinas: On the Ranks
• Majuscules I
• William of Auvergne: On Spiders
• Majuscules II
• William of Auvergne: On Singing
• Majuscules III
• Thomas Aquinas: On Fallen Angels
• Minims
• Bartholomew: On the Trinity
• Papal Knot
• Magna Carta
• Proper Names
• William of Auvergne: On Singing