Book Hand

Short description: Legible handwriting style

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

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↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Dillon, Emma (2002-10-07) (in en). Medieval Music-Making and the Roman de Fauvel. Cambridge University Press. pp. 25. ISBN 978-0-521-81371-6. https://books.google.com/books?id=5BFZg-u4olsC.
↑ Black, Robert (2002-08-08) (in en). Benedetto Accolti and the Florentine Renaissance. Cambridge University Press. pp. 130–133. ISBN 978-0-521-52227-4. https://books.google.com/books?id=61wNf7ZJhkcC.

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[:0-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Dillon, Emma (2002-10-07) (in en). Medieval Music-Making and the Roman de Fauvel. Cambridge University Press. pp. 25. ISBN 978-0-521-81371-6. https://books.google.com/books?id=5BFZg-u4olsC.

[2] Black, Robert (2002-08-08) (in en). Benedetto Accolti and the Florentine Renaissance. Cambridge University Press. pp. 130–133. ISBN 978-0-521-52227-4. https://books.google.com/books?id=61wNf7ZJhkcC.

Book Hand

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