This book, first published in 2003, presents a detailed survey of
all book scripts in use in western and central Europe from c.1100
to c.1530 (with the exception of Humanistic script). This period
has been poorly served in almost all other palaeographical
handbooks. By adopting a largely new classification of scripts
based on objective criteria, which incorporates many of the terms
currently in use, this book aims to end the confusion which has
hitherto obscured the study of late-medieval handwriting. It is
based upon an examination of a very large number of dated
specimens, and is thus the first survey to take full advantage of
the incomparable palaeographical resource provided by the
Catalogues of Dated Manuscripts. The text is illustrated throughout
with 600 drawings of letters and symbols. There are 160 actual-size
reproductions providing datable specimens of all the scripts
discussed, accompanied by partial transcriptions and
palaeographical commentary.
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