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On-line kurs i gotisk handskrift

This learning package is a collaboration between the Department of History at the University of Bergen and the State Archive in Bergen. Norwegian only, but easily followed to handwriting examples to help with decifering texts and manuscripts.This course is a self-help course. This means that we can not provide assistance or technical guidance in the interpretation of Gothic handwriting beyond what is possible in this learning package. If you want to know more about handwriting history and development in Norway, so please take a look at the National Archives exhibition (Scripture for 1000 years.).

Reading Gothic Handwriting for Swedish Genealogy, Part 1 (YouTube)

The 1st lesson in a 3 part series. This presentation is focused on the letters that people struggle with the most.

Reading Gothic Handwriting for Swedish Genealogy, Part 3 (YouTube)

Scottish Handwriting.com

Online tuition in palaeography for historians, genealogists and other researchers who have problems reading manuscript historical records written in Scotland in the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries.

Spanish Paleography Digital Teaching and Learning Tool

An online interactive resource to assist users in the learning of the deciphering and reading of manuscripts written in Spanish during the early modern period, roughly from the late 15th to the 18th century.

Ten *More* Tips for Deciphering Old German Handwriting - Germanology Unlocked

As a follow-up to Ten Tips for Deciphering Old German Handwriting, this post offers even more details and tips for assisting you in transcribing the elusive German handwriting of the past.

Ten Tips for Deciphering Old German Handwriting - Germanology Unlocked

Katherine Schober, professional German genealogy translator, provides helpful tips for deciphering the old German script in your genealogy documents, complete with useful links and real-life examples.

The Old German Handwriting