Cistercian Numerals: a number system devised by 13th century monks that allows you to represent any number up to 9999 in a single glyph https://kottke.org/23/01/cistercian-numerals
Cistercian Numerals

Cistercian numerals were invented by the Cistercian order of monks in the 13th century. Giuseppe Frisella explains how the notat

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@kottke you can always count on the 13th century monks…