closed round s

Noun

closed round s

1. The s character with a form of the short s (round s) looking like a small B in some Gothic hands like Textualis (Textura) or Gothic Cursiva.
   • an example of the type of cursive practised in Germany from s. xiii, of medium quality (German cursiva media), which owes a great deal to the influence of cursiva anglicana, seen in the rounded loops, the descent of the final minims of h and m below the line, and the closed round s [...].1990, Michelle P. Brown, A Guide to Western Historical Scripts from Antiquity to 1600, page 104
   • On the foundation of textualis rotunda are grafted cursive features reminiscient of anglicana, such as the closed round s, loops, and descending final minims of h, m, and n.1997, Faith Wallis, “The “Book of the Head” in Osler Library MS 7586”, in Jacqueline Brown and William P. Stoneman, editor, A distinct voice : medieval studies in honor of Leonard E. Boyle, O.P....