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== History of Handwriting in Norway –800 to 1600 A.D. == | == History of Handwriting in Norway –800 to 1600 A.D. == | ||
While books and documents have been written in Norway since the early 1000's A.D., only a few fragments from Latin Missals have survived to this day. The writing in these books was called Carolinian Miniscule. It consisted of letters of various heights in a four-line pattern. The Carolinian Miniscule writing was a standardization of numerous handwriting styles and was created at the time of Charlemagne about 800 A.D. It became popular in France, Germany, and Northern Italy and dominated the German handwriting scene for nearly 300 years. It came to Norway with the missionary liturgy books from England. | |||
In the 1200’s the letters began to be more slender and to be written closer together in a more vertical style. It foreshadows the change over to Gothic Script which was fully developed by about 1300. By the 14th century the Gothic style had evolved into the Fraktur script. The Gothic and Fraktur handwriting became the basis of most handwriting styles in Central Europe. | In the 1200’s the letters began to be more slender and to be written closer together in a more vertical style. It foreshadows the change over to Gothic Script which was fully developed by about 1300. By the 14th century the Gothic style had evolved into the Fraktur script. The Gothic and Fraktur handwriting became the basis of most handwriting styles in Central Europe. | ||
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After a time the script came to be used for everyday purposes such as agreements, letters of correspondence, keeping accounts, and different private formal purposes. A script was needed which was quicker to write. In a short period of time it became the typical writing in letters and other documents. Handwriting in Norway was dominated by the older Gothic cursive until the end of the 1500’s. | After a time the script came to be used for everyday purposes such as agreements, letters of correspondence, keeping accounts, and different private formal purposes. A script was needed which was quicker to write. In a short period of time it became the typical writing in letters and other documents. Handwriting in Norway was dominated by the older Gothic cursive until the end of the 1500’s. | ||
In the 1400-1500’s two distinct forms of writing were created, Latin and Gothic. These influence European and Norwegian script until well into the 1900’s. | In the 1400-1500’s two distinct forms of writing were created, Latin and Gothic. These influence European and Norwegian script until well into the 1900’s. | ||
== History of Handwriting in Norway –1600 to 1700’s A.D. == | == History of Handwriting in Norway –1600 to 1700’s A.D. == | ||