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Originally published in 1915, this book was intended to encourage students of medieval history to take up palaeography. Jenkinson details the various types of 'court hand' that may be seen on medieval records, and emphasises that the study of palaeography must necessarily be accompanied with an equal emphasis on the history of administration.

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Introduction. Palaeography as an essential preliminary to research on medieval history; Part I. Court Hand: 1. The curia; 2. The courts of chancery and exchequer; 3. The purely judicial courts; 4. The growth of administration; 5. The three varieties of record making; 6. The close of the medieval period; 7. The real court hand; 8. Summary; Part II. The Scientific Study of Court Hand: 1. Early schools of handwriting; 2. The work of administrative history; 3. What is palaeography; 4. Palaeography as an exact science; Conclusions.

Palaeography and the Practical Study of Court Hand

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      Publisher Cambridge University Press
      Published 9/25/2014 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN-13 9781107427457
      978-1107427457
      ISBN-10 1107427452
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      Historical and comparative linguistics Palaeography

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Originally published in 1915, this book was intended to encourage students of medieval history to take up palaeography. Jenkinson details the various types of 'court hand' that may be seen on medieval records, and emphasises that the study of palaeography must necessarily be accompanied with an equal emphasis on the history of administration.

      Table of Contents
      Introduction. Palaeography as an essential preliminary to research on medieval history; Part I. Court Hand: 1. The curia; 2. The courts of chancery and exchequer; 3. The purely judicial courts; 4. The growth of administration; 5. The three varieties of record making; 6. The close of the medieval period; 7. The real court hand; 8. Summary; Part II. The Scientific Study of Court Hand: 1. Early schools of handwriting; 2. The work of administrative history; 3. What is palaeography; 4. Palaeography as an exact science; Conclusions.

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