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Visigothic script littera mozarabica,littera toletana
Alphabet in Visigothic script
Script type	Alphabetic
Period	7th century to 13th century
Direction	Left to right
Region	Iberian Peninsula
Languages	Medieval Latin
Related scripts
Parent systems	Latin Uncial Visigothic script
Sister systems	Beneventan,Merovingian
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Visigothic script was a type ofmedievalscript that originated in theVisigothic Kingdom inHispania (theIberian Peninsula). Its more limiting alternative designationslittera toletana andlittera mozarabica associate it withscriptoria specifically inToledo and withMozarabic culture more generally, respectively.

The script, which exists inbook-hand andcursive versions, was used from approximately the late seventh century until the thirteenth century, mostly inVisigothic Iberia but also somewhat in theCatalan kingdom in currentsouthern France. It was perfected in the 9th–11th centuries and declined afterwards. It developed from the lateRoman cursive,uncial andhalf-uncial scripts,^[1] and shares many features of uncial, especially the form of the letter⟨g⟩.

Other features of the script include an open-top⟨a⟩ (very similar to the letter⟨u⟩), similar shapes for the letters⟨r⟩ and⟨s⟩, and a long letter⟨i⟩ resembling the modern letter⟨l⟩. There are two forms of the letter⟨d⟩, one with a straight verticalascender and another with an ascender slanting towards the left. The top stroke of the letter⟨t⟩, by itself, has a hook curving to the left;⟨t⟩ also has a number of other forms when used inligatures, and there are two different ligatures for the two sounds of⟨ti⟩ (“hard” orunassibilated and "soft" orsibilated) as spoken in Hispano-Latin during this period. The letters⟨e⟩ and⟨r⟩ also have many different forms when written in ligature. Of particular interest is the special Visigothic z⟨ꝣ⟩, which, after adoption into Carolingian handwriting, eventually transformed into thec-cedilla⟨ç⟩.

A capital-letterdisplay script was developed from the standard script, with long slender forms. There was also acursive form that was used for charters and non-religious writings, which had northern ("Leonese") and southern ("Mozarabic") forms. The Leonese cursive was used in theChristian north, and the Mozarabic was used by Christians living in theMuslim south. The cursive forms were probably influenced byRoman cursive, brought to Iberia fromNorth Africa.

Visigothic script has many similarities withBeneventan script andMerovingian script.

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