lowercase

i've been reserving monday nights for teaching myself typography (and/or sketching, illustrating a children's story and reading chapters from "aesthetics: a comprehensive anthology" about the philosophy of art). as you've probably noticed by now, i like to type in lowercase letters. this preference was confirmed when i learned about the various forms of typeface. "the lowercase letters are a development of the middle ages (476-1200 AD) and are generally attributed to the work of charlemagne's scribes. lowercase letters are more varied in shape and are distinguished from uppercase letters by ascenders and descenders; their differentiation allows them to be recognized more quickly." thank you, scribes!