During the ninth century a reform in handwriting occurred from which was developed a script of small letters in a running hand call minuscule. This cursive script became popular for the production of books.
a small cursive script developed from uncial between the 7th and 9th centuries and used in medieval manuscripts
of or relating to a small cursive script developed from uncial; 7th to 9th centuries
lowercase; "little a"; "small a"; "e.e.cummings's poetry is written all in minuscule letters"
very small; "a minuscule kitchen"; "a minuscule amount of rain fell"
A lower case letter. Nib: The pen point. Nib Width: The width of any broad-edged tool. A letter written at 4 nib widths high will appear twice as heavy as one written at 8 nib widths high with the same pen (see illustration above).
A Greek script of smaller letters developed about the beginning of the ninth century especially for the production of books. Minuscule consisted of joined letters in a cursive or running hand. Most extant Greek Scripture manuscripts available today are Minuscules. (See Uncial.)
Archaic term for a lowercase letter, see also majuscule.
Greek manuscripts that are written in small letters that are usually joined to each other as in cursive script. These manuscripts are more recent than the Uncial manuscripts, which are written in large capital letters that are separate from each other.
a handwriting/script that had booth upper- and lowercase letters, it helped to improve the legibility of texts. (p. 248)
"Lowercase" redirects here. For the minimalist musical sub-genre, see lowercase (music).