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Books in Bortz Library
Reading Early American Handwriting by Call Number: Z115.A5 S64 1998ISBN: 9780806308463Publication Date: 1998
How to Decipher and Study Old Documents by Call Number: CD65 .C66 1974bISBN: 0890050325Publication Date: 1974
Introduction to Manuscript Studies by Call Number: Z105 .C58 2007ISBN: 9780801438639Publication Date: 2007- The first writing book : an English translation & facsimile text of Arrighi's Operina, the first manual of the Chancery hand by Call Number: Z43.A3 L8333 1955Publication Date: 1955
Reading List
- Useful Tips for Reading Handwritten DocumentsFrom Archives Outside, a website created by archivists at State Records, New South Wales, Australia.
- First Name Abbreviations ChartFrom Genealogy In Time Magazine
Web Tutorials - Reading
- Palaeography: reading old handwriting 1500 - 1800 A practical online tutorialFrom The National Archives (UK)
- English Handwriting 1500-1700: An Online CourseCreated by the University of Cambridge.