Further reading
This list includes classmarks of copies of the books held by the University of Nottingham library. They can be borrowed by library members. This is a select list; you can search the University of Nottingham Library Catalogue (NUsearch) to find more publications.
Books
Palaeography
Muir, Bernard James; software: Nicholas B. Kennedy. Ductus [electronic resource] : handwriting and bookmaking in the Middle Ages. DVD-ROM, Version 2.0 ([Australia] : Evellum, c2008) [King’s Meadow Campus Ref Z105.D8]
Marshall, Hilary. Palaeography for family and local historians (Chichester, West Sussex : Phillimore, 2004) [King’s Meadow Campus Ref Z113.M2]
Preston, Jean F and Yeandle, Laetitia. English handwriting, 1400-1650 : an introductory manual (Asheville, N.C. : Pegasus Press, 1999) [DLRC, Jubilee Campus Z115.E6.P7; 1992 edition at King’s Meadow Campus Ref Z115.E6.P7]
Knight, Stan. Historical scripts : from classical times to the Renaissance. 2nd rev. and expanded ed. (New Castle, Del. : Oak Knoll Press, 1998) [King’s Meadow Campus Ref Z43.A2.K6]
Bischoff, Bernhard, translated by Daıbhı Ó Cróinin and David Ganz. Latin palaeography : antiquity and the middle ages (Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1990) [King’s Meadow Campus Z105.B4]
Cappelli, Adriano. Lexicon abbreviaturarum : dizionario di abbreviature latine ed italiane usate nelle carte e codici specialmente del Medio-Evo, riprodotte con oltre 14000 segni incisi ... 6th ed. (Milano : Hoepli, c1990) [King’s Meadow Campus Ref PA2893.C2]. A German version of the 1928 edition of this seminal work, in which Latin abbreviations are shown in pictorial form, is online at http://inkunabeln.ub.uni-koeln.de/vdibProduction/handapparat/nachs_w/cappelli/cappelli.html
Martin, Charles Trice. The record interpreter : a collection of abbreviations, Latin words and names used in English historical manuscripts and records. 2nd ed. (Chichester : Phillimore, 1982) [King’s Meadow Campus Ref PA2891.M2]
Simpson, Grant G. Scottish handwriting, 1150-1650 : an introduction to the reading of documents (Edinburgh : Bratton Publishing Ltd, 1973) [King’s Meadow Campus Z115.S3]
Parkes, M. B. English cursive book hands, 1250-1500 (Oxford : Clarendon Press, 1969) [Hallward Library Oversize Z115.E6.P2]
Thomson, Samuel Harrison. Latin bookhands of the later Middle ages, 1100-1500 (London : Cambridge U.P, 1969) [Hallward Library Oversize Z114.T4]
Bishop, Terence Alan Martyn. Scriptores regis : facsimiles to identify and illustrate the hands of royal scribes in original charters of Henry I, Stephen and Henry II (Oxford : Clarendon Press, 1961) [King’s Meadow Campus Ref Z115.E6.B4]
Wright, C. E. English vernacular hands from the twelfth to the fifteenth centuries (Oxford : Clarendon Press, 1960) [Hallward Library Oversize Z115.E6.W7, and DLRC, Jubilee Campus Z115.E6.W7]
Johnson, Charles, and Jenkinson, Hilary. English court hand, A.D. 1066 to 1500 : illustrated chiefly from the public records (Oxford : Clarendon Press, 1915. 2 vols.) [King’s Meadow Campus Ref Z115.G7.J6]
Jenkinson, Hilary. Palaeography and the Practical Study of Court Hand (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1915) [King’s Meadow Campus Z115.E6.J4]
Thompson, Edward Maunde. An introduction to Greek and Latin palaeography (Oxford : Clarendon Press, 1912) [King’s Meadow Campus Ref Z114.T4]
Latin
Stuart, Denis. Latin for local and family historians : a beginner's guide (Chichester : Phillimore, 1995) [King’s Meadow Campus Ref PA2826.S8]
Morris, Janet. A Latin glossary : for family and local historians (Bury : Family History Partnership, 2009) [Hallward Library 4/Ref PA2356.M6; 1989 ed. (Birmingham : Federation of Family History Societies, 1989), at King’s Meadow Campus Ref PA2356.M6]
Latham, R. E. Revised medieval Latin word-list from British and Irish sources (London : Published for the British Academy by the Oxford University Press, 1980) [King’s Meadow Campus Ref PA2893.E6.B2]
Gooder, Eileen A. Latin for local history : an introduction. 2nd ed. (London : Longman, 1978) [King’s Meadow Campus Ref PA2826.G6]
Understanding documents
Clemens, Raymond, and Graham, Timothy. Introduction to manuscript studies (Ithaca ; London : Cornell University Press, c2007) [Hallward Library Oversize Z105.C5]
Friar, Stephen, and Ferguson, John. Basic heraldry. 2nd ed. ([London] : A & C Black for Bramley Books, 1999) [King’s Meadow Campus Ref CR151.F7]
Harvey, P. D. A., and McGuinness, Andrew. Guide to British medieval seals (London : British Library, 1995) [King’s Meadow Campus Ref CD110.H2]
Stuart, Denis. Manorial records : an introduction to their transcription and translation (Chichester : Phillimore, 1992) [King’s Meadow Campus Ref Z114.S8]
Beal, Peter and Griffiths, Jeremy (eds.) English manuscript studies 1100-1700. Vols. 1-5 (London; Oxford: British Library; Basil Blackwell, 1989-1995) [King’s Meadow Campus Ref Z114.E6]
Moorman, Charles. Editing the Middle English manuscript (Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, 1975) [King’s Meadow Campus Ref PR275.T45]
Rycraft, Ann. English mediaeval handwriting. 2nd ed., rev ([York] : University of York, Borthwick Institute of Historical Research, 1973) [DLRC, Jubilee Campus, Z113.R9]
Newton, Kenneth Charles. Medieval local records : a reading aid (London : Historical Association, 1971) [King’s Meadow Campus Ref D8.H3.H83]
Hall, Hubert (ed). A Formula Book of English Historical Documents: Part 2, Ministerial and Judicial Records [on spine: Legal Records] (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1909) [King’s Meadow Campus Ref CD105.H2]
Websites
The National Archives: Latin Palaeography
The National Archives: Beginners' Latin
The National Archives: Advanced Latin
Medieval and Early Modern Palaeography, by Dave Postles, Marc Fitch Research Fellow, University of Leicester
Senate House Library, The University of London: Manuscript Studies
University of Cambridge: Scriptorium: Medieval and Early Modern Manuscripts Online
The Anglo-Norman Online Hub, including the Anglo-Norman Dictionary
Medieval Writing, by an independent researcher. This is an extensive guide to palaeography, writing tools and diplomatic (the study of document forms). The site also includes a regularly updated page listing palaeography resources on the internet
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