An essential guide to early modern English manuscripts, exploring handwriting and cultural identity.
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An essential guide to early modern English manuscripts, exploring handwriting and cultural identity.
This richly illustrated book provides an essential introduction to the manuscript in early modern England. From birth to death, parish record to probate inventory, writing framed the lives of the early modern English. Offering a technical introduction to the handwriting of the period, case studies tracing the significance of manuscript to British cultural identity, and exercises to practice reading and transcription, the book opens the study of early modern English manuscript to a new generation...
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No romantic or sexual content present.
No violence or gore depicted.
No profanity or strong language present.
No substance use depicted.
No LGBTQ+ representation present.
Minor references to parish records and religious context.
No fantasy magic or witchcraft present.
No real-world occult content present.
Minor focus on British cultural identity in historical context.
No self-harm or suicide content present.
No abuse or suffering themes depicted.
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