Paleography: Scripts and Dates

| Alexandrian Chancery Script | 

3rd-1st century BCE

| Strenger Stil |

2nd - 3rd century CE

| Biblical Majuscule |

4th - 10th century CE

| Alexandrian Majuscule | 

"4th - end of the 7th century CE as a normal bookhand; used into the 10th century as a distinctive script (Auszeichnungsschrift) to write titles etc. ESPECIALLY paired with perlschrift minuscules see plate Vat. Gr. 1613"

| Ogival Majuscule | 

5th - 11th century CE

| Liturgical Majuscules |

9th - 11th century CE

| Old Round Minuscule| 

Early 9th century CE

| Old Square (Squarish) Minuscule |

9th-10th century CE

| Anastasius Type Minuscule |

9th-10th century CE

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| ""Philosophical Collection Type"" Minuscule |

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9th - 10th century CE 

| Ephraim Type Minuscule |

9th - 10th century CE

| Bouletee Minuscule |

913 - 984 CE (10th century)

| Perlschrift Minuscule |

Second half of the 10th century - 12th century
Originally defined as a script of the 11th century CE

| Beta-Gamma Style Minuscule |

(1253-1296 ) Second half of the 13th century CE; some scholars believe it is not found after 1300

| Metochitesstil Minuscule |

Late 13th century  - 14th century CE

| Hodegonstil Minuscule |

Late 13th century  - 14th century CE