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It’s definitely minuscule, as distinct from uncial or any other type of Greek script. What distinguishes it is a relative absence of ligatures; most late-medieval Greek scribes used them heavily, but a few in the 15th century had a lighter touch. Wendelin da Spira and Nicolas Jenson based their Greek types on the latter variety, but Aldus chose the former…

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