05-09-2019, 07:07 AM
The distinction between capital and lowercase wasn't super important in the Middle Ages. Many scribes barely bothered with capitals (or only used them at the beginnings of paragraphs), and many scribes omitted punctuation, as well.
In regular script (script written by the average person, not by professional scribes), there were still people who didn't use capitals or punctuation in the late 19th and early 20th centuries (this is something I was surprised to see while reading old letters when I was helping someone with genealogical research).
The better-quality manuscripts often had capitals, often beautifully embellished or rubricated capitals, but books written by students or professionals for their own use didn't always have them.
In regular script (script written by the average person, not by professional scribes), there were still people who didn't use capitals or punctuation in the late 19th and early 20th centuries (this is something I was surprised to see while reading old letters when I was helping someone with genealogical research).
The better-quality manuscripts often had capitals, often beautifully embellished or rubricated capitals, but books written by students or professionals for their own use didn't always have them.