English Court Hand AD 1066 to 1500 by Charles Johnson

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine, Dust Jacket: Very Good+. 1967. Frederick Ungar Publishing. Reprinted from 1915 edition. Illustrated

"English Court Hand illustrated chiefly from public records" By Charles Johnson and Hilary Jenkinson. Part I: Text."

This famous treatise has long been regarded as a standard work in its field. it provides "everything which a student in medieval history might need: an outline of the history and evolution of Court Hands, a study of the methods of abbreviations, a list of usual contractions, judicious hints on transcription, a history of individual letters, runes, and abbreviation signs. Part I contains the text of documents reproduced with individual comments of a paleographical nature.