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True classical latin didn't have lower case. Initial letters were written marginally larger, but what we'd now (mostly) think of as uppercase is what all the le
by TylerE 4y ago
True classical latin didn't have lower case. Initial letters were written marginally larger, but what we'd now (mostly) think of as uppercase is what all the letters looked like.
- teddyh 4y agoThat’s called “Small caps”: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_caps https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_caps
- TylerE 4y agoNo it isn't. From the first sentence of the link, my emphasis: > with glyphs that resemble uppercase letters (capitals) but reduced in height and weight close to the surrounding lowercase letters or text figures.[1] T
- kazinator 4y agoIt sounds more akin to a drop capital. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Initial https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Initial
- kazinator 4y agoAmazing how we inherited concepts in philosphy, politics, art and other areas FROM A CIVILIZATION THAT SHOUTED IN CAPS.