tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2303338240948428759.post4063789228314672801..comments2024-03-24T18:32:45.563-04:00Comments on Black and White: Words of the Month - Of Writing lllllllKSAnne E.G. Nydamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02406524149458743460noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2303338240948428759.post-7647122871663753142019-12-12T18:21:24.508-05:002019-12-12T18:21:24.508-05:00I can't really read Latin, either, but I can c...I can't really read Latin, either, but I can certainly make out a word here and there. It's easy to imagine that you would get used to this handwriting -- but also how easy it would be to make a mistake, especially with tired eyes by candlelight at the end of a long day in the scriptorium.Anne E.G. Nydamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02406524149458743460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2303338240948428759.post-52028232205945383702019-12-09T12:12:53.264-05:002019-12-09T12:12:53.264-05:00Thanks for these illustrations. Since I can't ...Thanks for these illustrations. Since I can't read Latin I have never tried medieval manuscripts. But it is easy to see how Secretary Script developed from this in the early sixteenth and into the seventeenth century for writing English as well as Welsh, Gaelic, German, etc. It takes some practice to read because some of the letters still look a lot alike. But at least it can be done!Paxnoreply@blogger.com