Tironian Notes - Note On Sign Counts

Note On Sign Counts

Tironian notes can be themselves composites (ligatures) of simpler Tironian notes, the resulting compound still being far shorter than the word it replaces. This accounts in part for the large number of attested Tironian notes, and for the wide variation in estimates of the total number of Tironian notes. Further, the "same" sign can have multiple variant forms, leading to the same issue.

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