Book hand

A book hand was any of several stylized handwriting scripts used during ancient and medieval times.^[1] It was intended for legibility and often used in transcribing official documents (prior to the development of printing and similar technologies).^[2]

In contrast to book hand's library or liturgical use cases, court hand developed as its cursive counterpart for business and departmental record keeping throughout the 12th to 17th centuries.^[3]

In palaeography and calligraphy, the term hand is still used to refer to a named style of writing, such as the chancery hand.^[1]

References

1 2 Dillon, Emma (7 October 2002). Medieval Music-Making and the Roman de Fauvel. Cambridge University Press. p. 25. ISBN 978-0-521-81371-6.
↑ Black, Robert (8 August 2002). Benedetto Accolti and the Florentine Renaissance. Cambridge University Press. pp. 130–133. ISBN 978-0-521-52227-4.
↑ Barrett, John (4 March 2008). Discovering Old Handwriting. Bloomsbury USA. ISBN 978-0-7478-0268-6.

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[Dillon-2002-1] 1 2 Dillon, Emma (7 October 2002). Medieval Music-Making and the Roman de Fauvel. Cambridge University Press. p. 25. ISBN 978-0-521-81371-6.

[2] Black, Robert (8 August 2002). Benedetto Accolti and the Florentine Renaissance. Cambridge University Press. pp. 130–133. ISBN 978-0-521-52227-4.

[3] Barrett, John (4 March 2008). Discovering Old Handwriting. Bloomsbury USA. ISBN 978-0-7478-0268-6.

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Book hand

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