Palaeography - Scottish documents

The Scottish Handwriting website offers online tuition to historians, genealogists, and other researchers who want to understand historical documents written in Scotland in the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries.

As well as a number of free online tutorials there’s also a coaching manual which you can use for free. There are plenty of resources on offer so it’s well worth a visit.

For more information see:
http://www.scottishhandwriting.com/

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