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Minuscule (Noun)

The characters that were once kept in bottom half of a compositor's type case.

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.

The compositor's fingers danced across the case, deftly selecting a minuscule from the bottom half to complete the fine print.
The early printer struggled to set the delicate text, hampered by the lack of minuscules in the type case.
As the demand for printed materials increased, so did the variety of minuscules available to the skilled compositors.
She spent hours carefully selecting and arranging the minuscules to create an elegant and precise font.
In the age of digital typesetting, the need for individual minuscules became a relic of a bygone era.

A small cursive script developed from uncial between the 7th and 9th centuries and used in medieval manuscripts.

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.

The minuscule was an elegant script that became popular among scribes in the Middle Ages.
During the 8th century, the use of minuscule became widespread throughout Europe.
Medieval manuscripts often featured beautiful examples of minuscule alongside intricate illustrations.
Scribes who specialized in the minuscule were highly sought after for their skills in transcribing sacred texts.
The minuscule played a significant role in the preservation of classical texts during the medieval period.