>Dear Ms White,
>
> In addition to the other books that various members of the list have
>mentioned (the Bischoff volume, Cappelli, & Boyle in particular), I have
>found Michelle P. Brown's _A Guide to Western Historical Scripts from
>Antiquity to 1600_ (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1990) extremely
>useful, since it includes a nice series of 52 plates that show, in
>chronological order, specimens of many of the most important styles of book
>hand, beginning with square caps and ending with humanistic cursives. It
>has another great virtue as well: it is moderately priced! I should also
>mention the handy little (52 pp.) translation of the introductory essay
>from Cappelli's _Dizionario_ done by David Heimann and Richard Kay, under
>the title _The Elements of Abbreviation in Medieval Latin Paleography_
>(Lawrence, KS: University of Kansas Libraries, 1982), which I believe is
>still in print and which is dirt cheap.
>
> JAB
>James A. Brundage
>History & Law
>University of Kansas
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Dear all,
I see this thread is still going, and some have put down their experiences
as well as recommending books. FWIW, when I teach palaeography I not only
use the books but I have access to the archives of the Yorkshire
Archaeological Society in Leeds, from which I have been able to build up a
big collection of documents so that various administrative hands (and the
Latin of formulas) can be taught as well as bookhands.
Could I also mention a rudimentary text:< Starting to Read Medieval Latin
Manuscript: an Introduction for students of Medieval History and genealogy
who wish to venture into Latin Texts> by David Gosden (Llanerch Publishers,
Felinfach, wales, 1993, at £14.95).
The Borthwick Institute for Historical Research in York also once produced
a palaeography pack, with notes and facsimiles, but I don't know whether
this is still available.
Hope this helps,
Brian Donaghey
Brian Donaghey - Dept of English Language & Linguistics, University of
Sheffield - Tel. 0114 22 20213
...nec bibliothecae potius comptos ebore ac vitro parietes quam tuae mentis
sedem requiro, in qua non libros, sed id quod libris pretium facit,
librorum quondam meorum sententias, collocavi.--Boethius I pr.5
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