Understanding Documents for Geneaology & Local History - Brossura

Durie, Bruce

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0752464647 ISBN 13: 9780752464640

Casa editrice: The History Press, 2013

Riassunto

Genealogists and local historians have probably seen every birth, marriage, death and census record available, and are adept at using the internet for research. However, once they have learnt everything they can from them, the next step is reading and understanding older documents. These can be hard to find (not many are online), are often written in challenging handwriting and use legal and other unfamiliar terms. Some will be in Latin, antiquated English or Scots. Readers need to be able to understand the nature and intent of a range of documents as well as the palaeography (the handwriting) and orthography (the 'shape' of the contents). Wills, testaments, contracts, indentures, charters, land records, personal letters, official records, Church records and others, mainly from the period 1560 to 1800. Also covered are dates, numbers, calendars, measurements and money, abbreviations, transcription conventions, letter-forms and glossaries, and it includes a Latin primer.

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L'autore

BRUCE DURIE is course director for genealogical studies at the University of Strathclyde. He presents the genealogy programme Digging Up Your Roots on BBC Radio Scotland and is the author of numerous books, including Scottish Genealogy (THP, 2009, 2010). He lives in Edinburgh.

Product Description

Book by Durie Bruce

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: The History Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0752464647
• ISBN 13: 9780752464640
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Lingua: Inglese
• Numero di pagine: 448
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile