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Historically the distinction between upper and lower case has been one between different scripts for carved/engraved letters (where curved lines are awkward), a
by marginalia_nu 3y ago
Historically the distinction between upper and lower case has been one between different scripts for carved/engraved letters (where curved lines are awkward), and handwriting which does not have any such limitations.
For example, the Romans which some might assume were "ALL CAPS" even by hand were actually writing more something like this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vindolanda_tablets#/media/File:Roman_writing_tablet_02.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vindolanda_tablets#/media/File...