The Cistercian monks used a numeral system in the 13th to 15th centuries which allowed writing numbers from 1 to 9999 as single compound characters. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: The Ciphers of the Monks – Wikipedia
The Cistercian monks used a numeral system in the 13th to 15th centuries which allowed writing numbers from 1 to 9999 as single compound characters. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: The Ciphers of the Monks – Wikipedia