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Palaeography    

tutorial

Here you will find 10 documents supplied in order of difficulty. Each document is offered alongside: an historical background;a glossary; notes on the palaeography; a sample alphabet taken from each document and a full transcript.

   Easiest            
 
    Document 1   Document 2   Document 3   Document 4 Document 5    
    Document 1   Document 2   Document 3   Document 4   Document 5    
                 
   
  Document 6   Document 7   Document 8   Document 9 Document 10  
  Document 6   Document 7   Document 8   Document 9 Document 10  
           
Most difficult 
 
 
   
 

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