Tutorials on reading handwriting and paleography

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17th and 18th Century Paleographic (and other) Resources Online [1]

Yale website

Digital Resource and Database for Palaeography, Manuscript Studies and Diplomatic [2]

Department of Digital Humanities at King's College London
DigiPal is a new resource for the study of medieval handwriting, particularly that
produced in England during the years 1000–1100, the time of Æthelred, Cnut
and William the Conqueror.

Early American Handwriting

Reed College, interactive site [3]

Early Modern Palaeography[4]

West Sussex Records Council

English Handwriting 1500-1700 [5]

An Online Course, University of Cambridge
The English Handwriting 1500-1700 course has been designed for flexibility
in an attempt to serve the needs of beginners and more experienced researchers
alike. There are a number of ways in which you might approach the materials
presented here, depending on whether you require information from the
ground up or merely a convenient reference/practice resource.

English Paleography, Collection from Beinecke Library, Yale

Introduction [6]
All images [7]


The National Archives, UK [8]

The UK government's official archive, from Domesday Book to websites
Palaeography is the study of old handwriting. This web tutorial will help you learn
to read the handwriting found in documents written in English between 1500 and 1800.