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The Carolingian Standardization
The most significant standardization event occurred during the reign of Charlemagne (c. 768–814 CE), resulting in the Carolingian minuscule. This script introduced a unified set of lowercase forms, characterized by a high degree of visual uniformity and the systematic use of ascenders and descenders. It is theorized that the adoption of Carolingian minuscule across the Frankish domains was…