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Merovingian chancery script

Scope note

A script developed by the early 7th century from the later Roman cursive and first known from charters issued by the Merovingian kings.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000210051

Broader Terms used

Merovingian scripts

Created

12yrs ago

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