Cancellaria Apostolica
The Papal Chancellery
canon
a member of a cathedral chapter or collegiate church that contributes to a common liturgy
Capitalis
monumental typescript using Latin uppercase lettering
capitals
as the term majuscule (letter case), a name for the capital letters of an alphabet
card index
title records or units of information recorded on individual cards and stored in a defined sorting order in catalogue cupboards
cardboard
a flat substance made of plant fibres, with one or more layers and a mass per unit area of 600 g/m² and over
caricature
a comically exaggerated portrayal of one or more persons or a set of social circumstances
Carlsbad Decrees
measures passed in 1819 in the wake of the murder of the author August von Kotzebue which sought to censor the press and clamp down on freedoms of expression
Carolingian minuscule
a handwritten script developed around 800 AD during the Carolingian Renaissance, combining uppercase letters (majuscules) with lowercase letters (miniscules)
Carolingian Renaissance
cultural renaissance (education, architecture, bookmaking) in the early-Middle Ages during the era of the Frankish ruling dynasty of the Carolingians
