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Byzantine Greek minuscule script - the alphabet & varied letter forms
Learn to write the cursive minuscule hand used for Medieval Greek. Letters of the alphabet appear in various forms. Earliest forms (generally 800-1200) appear on the left, later forms (roughly 1600-1800) on the right. See my "Learn to...
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Byzantine Greek minuscule script - unique ligatures
You saw how to write basic ligatures in the previous video. Now learn some of the irregular ligatures found in Medieval Greek manuscripts. The Greek minuscule has seen many ligatures in its long history. I've chosen a handful of...
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Byzantine Greek minuscule script - basic ligatures
In the old Greek cursive hand of the Middle Ages, letters join to form ligatures. Here are the types of regular ligatures you will find in medieval & early modern manuscripts: - two letters join with a horizontal stroke - two letters...