[PDF.86hb] A Guide to Western Historical Scripts from Antiquity to 1600

A Guide to Western Historical Scripts from Antiquity to 1600

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 | #4137264 in Books |  1990-12-01 | Ingredients: Example Ingredients | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  11.25 x9.00 x.75l,.0 | File type: PDF | 138 pages

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||8 of 8 people found the following review helpful.| Paleographer's Best Friend|By tad|Michelle Brown has gathered examples from just about all of the Classical, Late Antique, and medieval Latin book-hands, from the extremely difficult-to-decipher Roman cursive to the all-too-clear Caroline Minuscule. Good introductions are offered for each script as well as copious notes on scribal errors/alterations, distinctive traits, and de|About the Author|Michelle P. Brown is a curator of Western Manuscripts in the British Library and author of several books, including A Guide to Western Historical Scripts and The Book of Cerne.

A survey of the evolution of scripts and a guide to reading historical documents illustrated from a wide range of manuscripts. Fifty-five full-page plates give examples of the major western scripts in broadly chronological sequence, each accompanied by a commentary indentifying the type of script, its historical and regional currency, distinctive features and style, and a transcription. Michelle Brown is a curator in the department of manuscripts at The British Library. ...

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