El fenómeno gráfico de la escritura cursiva en Navarra

Abstract

After a profound study of the scarce bibliography on cursive script in sources of the reign of Navarra and of more terminology details on the definition and characters of this script, we mention the preponderant role -in the development of this type of writing- of the body of notaries and, specially, of the notaries of the «Cort» by their talent in the writing techniques. The author of this study examines the appearance of the «pre-courtesan» character and the change towards the «courtesan» type, underlining similarities and differences between these chancelleries and the notary's office and with the ones of the rest of the peninsula. The author ends the study with a systematic exposition of the characteristics of the early medieval cursive script used by the notaries in Navarra, characteristics that justify the names given to this type of script. The author adds sixteen facsimiles thanks to which we have been able to analyse the graphic phenomena.