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The Letter 'Ñ': How a Tilde Saved Space for Medieval Scribes
The letter "ñ" is Latin small letter (aka lowercase letter) found in Spanish words. A tilde (the squiggly line over the ...
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Medieval manuscripts found in Portuguese dumpster spark intrigue
The newspaper "Publico" reported on the matter. The case came to light because one of the medieval letters was put up for sale online. The seller was unaware that the document originated from the ...
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Norfolk family letters hailed as medieval social media
British Library An example of one of the medieval letters collected in secret by Margaret Paston who was told to destroy them in case the authorities found them Dr Karen Smyth, from the University ...