Merovingian scripts

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Merovingian scripts are a group of early medieval Latin writing styles used in the Frankish kingdoms before being superseded by more standardized forms such as Carolingian minuscule.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Laon script 1
Luxeuil script 1
Merovingian scripts canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf medieval Latin script
script
writing system
associatedWithDynasty Merovingian dynasty
developedInRegion Frankish realms
Merovingian Gaul
geographicFocus modern-day France
linked to: modern France

parts of modern-day Belgium
parts of modern-day Germany
parts of modern-day Switzerland
hasCharacteristic distinctive letter a forms
elongated ascenders
fusion of uncial and cursive elements
ligature-rich letterforms
hasVariant Chelles script
Corbie script
Laon script
linked to: Merovingian scripts

Luxeuil script
linked to: Merovingian scripts
influenced early Carolingian script forms
influencedBy Roman cursive
uncial script
namedAfter Merovingian dynasty
preservedIn medieval manuscripts
relatedTo Insular scripts
Visigothic script
replacedBy Carolingian minuscule
more standardized medieval Latin scripts
scriptCategory national script
regional script
scriptFamily Latin script
scriptType minuscule
studiedInDiscipline palaeography
supersededInCentury 9th century
timePeriod circa 6th century to 9th century
usedBy Frankish clergy
Frankish royal administration
Frankish scribes
usedForLanguage Latin
usedIn Frankish kingdoms
linked to: Germanic kingdoms
usedInCentury 7th century
8th century
9th century
usedInContext biblical manuscripts
legal texts
liturgical books
monastic scriptoria
royal chancery documents
usedInPeriod early Middle Ages
writingDirection left-to-right

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Carolingian minuscule replaced Merovingian scripts
Merovingian scripts hasVariant Luxeuil script
linked to: Merovingian scripts
Merovingian scripts hasVariant Laon script
linked to: Merovingian scripts