Minuscule
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Minuscule may refer to:
- Lower case letter
- Minuscule script, a group of writing styles in ancient and medieval Greek or Latin manuscripts:
- Minuscule cursive or new Roman cursive, used in Latin manuscripts (3rd–7th century AD)
- Carolingian minusculeCarolingian minusculeCarolingian or Caroline minuscule is a script developed as a writing standard in Europe so that the Roman alphabet could be easily recognized by the literate class from one region to another. It was used in Charlemagne's empire between approximately 800 and 1200...
, used in western Europe (10th–13th century AD) - Minuscule GreekMinuscule GreekThe minuscule script was a writing style in the history of Greek writing which was used as a book hand in Byzantine manuscripts since the 9th and 10th centuries. It replaced the earlier style of uncial writing, from which it differed in using smaller, more rounded and more connected letter forms,...
, used in Greek manuscripts since the 9th century AD
- Any book written in minuscule script, especially
- Greek biblical manuscripts, New Testament minuscules, see List of New Testament minuscules
- Minuscule (TV series)Minuscule (TV series)Minuscule—the private life of insects is a French-made series of short video animations giving "a bird's eye view of insects' day to day existence, distorted through a burlesque, yet poetic lens". The characters are computer-modelled in 3D and set against natural scenery. Each animation has a...
, a French-made animated television series - Minuscule (DVD)Minuscule (DVD)Minuscule is an official DVD released by Björk on November 3, 2003. The DVD contains a documentary offering a behind-the-scenes look at Björk and her touring entourage for the 2001 Vespertine tour. It includes interviews with harpist Zeena Parkins, the Inuit choir from Greenland, electronic duo...
, a video album by Björk - Minuscule representationMinuscule representationIn mathematical representation theory, a minuscule representation of a semisimple Lie algebra or group is an irreducible representation such that the Weyl group acts transitively on the weights....
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