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kellianderson That uppercase (from Roman caps) & lowercase (from Carolingian Minuscule) came from completely separate traditions & time periods. Only later merged together in the 1400s. How this happened had to do with who was in power. See Politics & Script (Morison): abebooks.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=19898738436&searchurl=&cmtrack_data=cm_abecat%3D100201908