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Some Handwriting can be quite neat,
And looking for names a real treat;
But Script long ago
is hard as you know
so reading it is no mean feat!
And looking for names a real treat;
But Script long ago
is hard as you know
so reading it is no mean feat!
HANDWRITING HELPERS
external links
You can download fonts to use in Word Documents etc.
FONTS
Fonts 101
http://www.fonts101.com/
Moorstation
http://moorstation.org/typoasis/designers/steffmann/index.htm
Font River
http://www.fontriver.com/a_fonts/index_2.html
COURSES
English Handwriting 1500-1700 online course
http://www.english.cam.ac.uk/ceres/ehoc/
PALAEOGRAPHY
National Archives U.K.
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/palaeography/further_practice.htm
What are Incunabula?
http://www.ndl.go.jp/incunabula/e/chapter1/index.html
Web Sites of Incunabula Images
http://www.ndl.go.jp/incunabula/e/utility/links.html
Book Handwriting
http://jp29.org/bh.htm
Old Handwriting Styles
http://www.genealogia.fi/faq/faq031e.htm
Useful Tips for Reading Handwritten Documents
http://archivesoutside.records.nsw.gov.au/useful-tips-for-reading
Basic Conventions for Transcription
https://www.english.cam.ac.uk/ceres/ehoc/conventions.html
EXAMPLES
British Library
http://www.bl.uk/treasures/caxton/homepage.html
Medieval Writing
http://faculty.cua.edu/Pennington/Paleography/Paleography400-1500.html
Fonts 101
http://www.fonts101.com/
Moorstation
http://moorstation.org/typoasis/designers/steffmann/index.htm
Font River
http://www.fontriver.com/a_fonts/index_2.html
COURSES
English Handwriting 1500-1700 online course
http://www.english.cam.ac.uk/ceres/ehoc/
PALAEOGRAPHY
National Archives U.K.
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/palaeography/further_practice.htm
What are Incunabula?
http://www.ndl.go.jp/incunabula/e/chapter1/index.html
Web Sites of Incunabula Images
http://www.ndl.go.jp/incunabula/e/utility/links.html
Book Handwriting
http://jp29.org/bh.htm
Old Handwriting Styles
http://www.genealogia.fi/faq/faq031e.htm
Useful Tips for Reading Handwritten Documents
http://archivesoutside.records.nsw.gov.au/useful-tips-for-reading
Basic Conventions for Transcription
https://www.english.cam.ac.uk/ceres/ehoc/conventions.html
EXAMPLES
British Library
http://www.bl.uk/treasures/caxton/homepage.html
Medieval Writing
http://faculty.cua.edu/Pennington/Paleography/Paleography400-1500.html