I. Overview
A. Definition
Minuscule, in contrast to majuscule, is the name given to the form of writing where letters, often ligatured (Ligature), are organised in a(n idealised) four-line system: the two middle lines delimit the space for the bodies of the letters and the outer lines that for ascenders and descenders.
B. Greek writing
In the history of Greek writing minuscule developed out of late antique cursive (Writing, styles of), whic…