14. Palaeography Tutorial [pdf]
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/palaeography/

No doubt some of our faithful Scout Report readers have an interest in
reading historic documents, and perhaps a few have some family items
written in an ancient and formidable hand that they might need some help
reading. If so, this nice online tutorial on palaeography (or the
practice of reading old handwriting) from the National Archives (in
conjunction with the School of Library, Archive and Information Studies
at University College London) will be of great interest. Here visitors
can learn about where to start in terms of reading and transcribing
handwritten documents written in English between 1500 and 1800 and also
peruse a quick reference section of historic terms that may be
referenced in such documents. Appropriately enough, there are ten
documents on which visitors may test their mettle, and as an additional
bonus, each document also has a glossary, notes on the palaeography and
a full transcript. [KMG]

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