In which script and approximately which century were the Freising Manuscripts (Brižinski spomeniki) written?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. Carolingian minuscule around the year 1000
- Step 1: The Freising Manuscripts were inscribed in Carolingian minuscule between 972 and 1039, making them the oldest preserved Slavic texts in the Latin alphabet. Answer: Carolingian minuscule around the year 1000. Why not the others: Gothic cursive developed later in the High Middle Ages, Glagolitic was devised by Saints Cyril and Methodius, and Bohoričica was formulated in 1584.
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