Et cetera - Mediaeval Style

" The curious mark that looks like an RC with a sea serpent over it is an abbreviation for "et cetera." The form was used up through the 1500's. What looks like an "R" is actually an old form of et dating back to an older blackletter era. The C with a period denotes an abbreviation ( a system still used today). The "sea serpent" is a suspension mark indicating there are letters missing: etc [etera]."

~2010, Don Marsh~
©2010 Don Marsh