Talk:Minim (palaeography)

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I have strong doubts about the etymology proposed here, that the name of the letter shapes should be derived from the name of the scribes (i.e. the religious order?) - but I must find some references first. Lukas 07:59, 4 January 2006 (UTC)

Well, now that I looked at it again, I tend to think the whole article is just a silly joke anyway. Lukas 15:40, 4 January 2006 (UTC)

Hmm, I don't know what this is. A minim is just the least complicated vertical stroke you can make in handwriting, from the Latin "minimum", which just means "least" or "smallest". Adam Bishop 17:57, 4 January 2006 (UTC)

I replaced the article with some discussion of minims taken from my palaeography notes, and from other articles. Adam Bishop 19:44, 4 January 2006 (UTC)

Great work, Adam. This is much better. And Lukas is right - the bit about the scribes themselves being called Minims was rubbish. --Doric Loon 20:24, 4 January 2006 (UTC)