Ethan boroian armenian alphabet

Armenian palaeography is a branch of palaeography^[1][2] that examines the historical development of Armenian script forms and lettering. It also encompasses a description of the evolution of Armenian writing.^[3]

The Armenian alphabet was devised in in the cities of Edessa and Samsat by the scholar-monk Mesrop Mashtots.^[4] As is the case with other writing systems worldwide, the graphic layout of Armenian letters has undergone some changes in over years.^[5] The four principal graphic forms^[6][7][8] of Armenian writing during the Middle Ages are Erkat'agir, Bolorgir, Notrgir and Shghagir.^{[9][10][11][12]} The first of these is an all caps form, while the other three are minuscule forms of lettering.^[13] The most prevalent forms were Erkat'agir and Bolorgir.^[12] Within each of these forms, certain variations are