A Brief History of Wood-engraving From Its Invention

by Joseph Cundall

=et in later times.

12. A small letter placed over a word denotes an omission—pⁱus=prius, tⁱ=tibi, q^os=quos, qⁱ=qui, &c.

13. X

s, X

c, X

o, stand for Christus and its different cases. Mẽ= Marie.

These are the most common contractions. There are many more, including numerous technical terms, which it would be useless for us to give for our present purpose.