Toolkit Palaeography

Palaeography (or Paleography) is the study and analysis of handwriting in order to read old texts with accuracy and fluency. It focuses on studying letter forms and conventions used, such as abbreviations. In addition, palaeography also involves dating manuscripts and identifying the location of, called ‘localizing’, the writing used.

 

Examples of what different handwritings can look like

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French           German           Italian            Latin            Spanish

 

Online Tutorials

English
French
German
Irish
Italian
Latin
Portuguese
Spanish and Latin American

 

Courses at Notre Dame

  • MI 60005: Latin Paleography
  • History 93048: Paleography of Imperial Spain

 

Courses/Workshops (residential) – Only a sampling

 

Library Resources at Notre Dame to Get Help Reading Documents

  • Latin: Dave Gura, Julie Tanaka
  • German Script: Julie Tanaka
  • Greek: Dave Gura
  • Spanish: David Dressing

 


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