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== Old Handwriting Styles == | == Old Handwriting Styles == | ||
The Gothic handwriting style was in use in Western and Central Europe as well as in the Nordic countries up to the beginning of the 16th century. Typical of the Gothic handwriting style were vertical lines and angular forms. It had developed to an indistinct style and was difficult to read. At the end of the 15th century a new style, the neogothic or German style, developed in Germany. | The Gothic handwriting style was in use in Western and Central Europe as well as in the Nordic countries up to the beginning of the 16th century. Typical of the Gothic handwriting style were vertical lines and angular forms. It had developed to an indistinct style and was difficult to read. At the end of the 15th century a new style, the neogothic or German style, developed in Germany. | ||
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Combinations of Letters (1615-1757)<br> | Combinations of Letters (1615-1757)<br> | ||
[[ | === Handwriting Examples === | ||
*Handwriting examples from Jönköping County, Sweden:[[Image:Stenberga 1793 Death Example.jpg|100px|Stenberga 1793 Death Example]] | |||
*Handwriting examples from Örebro County, Sweden: | |||
**[[Image:Ervalla 1735 Christening Entry.jpg|100px|Ervalla 1735 Christening Entry]] | |||
**[[Image:Ervalla 1753 Marriage.jpg|100px|Ervalla 1753 Marriage]] | |||
**[[Image:Ervalla 1758 Death and Burial.jpg|100px|Ervalla 1758 Death and Burial]] | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
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