A book hand was any of several stylized handwriting scripts used during ancient and medieval times. It was intended for legibility and often used in transcribing official documents (prior to the development of printing and similar technologies).
In palaeography and calligraphy, the term hand is still used to refer to a named style of writing, such as the chancery hand.
See also
- Court hand
- History of writing
- Secretary hand
References
A book hand was any of several stylized handwriting scripts used during ancient and medieval times It was intended for legibility and often used in transcribing official documents prior to the development of printing and similar technologies In palaeography and calligraphy the term hand is still used to refer to a named style of writing such as the chancery hand See alsoWriting portalCourt hand History of writing Secretary handReferencesDillon Emma 7 October 2002 Medieval Music Making and the Roman de Fauvel Cambridge University Press p 25 ISBN 978 0 521 81371 6 Black Robert 8 August 2002 Benedetto Accolti and the Florentine Renaissance Cambridge University Press pp 130 133 ISBN 978 0 521 52227 4
