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* Non-standard spellings are left as they are in the document. | * Non-standard spellings are left as they are in the document. | ||
* Abbreviations are expanded, except where the abbreviation is common knowledge, such as Mr. for Mister. | * Abbreviations are expanded, except where the abbreviation is common knowledge, such as Mr. for Mister. | ||
| − | * When abbreviations are expanded, the missing letters are | + | * When abbreviations are expanded, the missing letters are placed in ( ) parentheses. |
* Crossed out words are designated <s>like this</s>. | * Crossed out words are designated <s>like this</s>. | ||
* [ ] is used to designate any conjectural reconstructions of the text supplied by the transcriber | * [ ] is used to designate any conjectural reconstructions of the text supplied by the transcriber | ||
* & is retained as is, even in various versions | * & is retained as is, even in various versions | ||
| + | :Example - [[:en:Tironian notes|Tironian 'et']]: [[Image:Tironianet.jpg|50px]] | ||
* Where letters or words have not yet been transcribed, they are replaced by approximately the same number of underscores as there are letters missing. | * Where letters or words have not yet been transcribed, they are replaced by approximately the same number of underscores as there are letters missing. | ||
=== Common Abbreviations === | === Common Abbreviations === | ||
| − | * The letter "p" with a horizontal line through the descender is an abbreviation for "per-", "par-", or "pro-" | + | * The letter "p" with a horizontal line through the descender is an abbreviation for "per-", "par-", "pre-", or "pro-" |
| − | :Example - ""p | + | :Example - ""p(ro)secute": [[Image:Prosecute.jpg]] |
* A long sweeping "e" at the end of a word is an abbreviation for "-es" or "-ies" | * A long sweeping "e" at the end of a word is an abbreviation for "-es" or "-ies" | ||
| − | :Example - "forty pownd | + | :Example - "forty pownd(es)": [[Image:Forty powndes.jpg]] |
* A horizontal line over a word designates missing letters. | * A horizontal line over a word designates missing letters. | ||
* A downward and backwards stroke through a long s stands for "ir", "er", or "ur", and this abbreviation alone means "Sir" | * A downward and backwards stroke through a long s stands for "ir", "er", or "ur", and this abbreviation alone means "Sir" | ||
| − | :Example - "S | + | :Example - "S(ir) David p(ar)son": [[Image:Sir David.jpg]] |
* Other abbreviations can be found in the book "Latin Palaeography - Antiquity & the Middle Ages" | * Other abbreviations can be found in the book "Latin Palaeography - Antiquity & the Middle Ages" | ||
| − | + | * See also | |
| − | + | ** [[Transcription Resources]] | |
| + | ** [http://www.ualberta.ca/~sreimer/ms-course/course/abbrevtn.htm Paleography: Scribal Abbreviations] | ||
| + | ** [http://paleo.anglo-norman.org/contract.html Contractions and Suspensions] | ||
| + | ** [http://www.english.cam.ac.uk/ceres/ehoc/conventions.html English Handwriting 1500-1700, An Online Course, Transcription Conventions] | ||
| + | ** [http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&id=lXUKAAAAIAAJ&dq=court+hand+restored&printsec=frontcover&source=web&ots=1WQZytQ0RE&sig=MBgLqlvZCp1_RB8xEbZZLT3D4L8 Court-hand Restored: Or, The Student's Assistant in Reading Old Deeds, Charters, Records, etc.] | ||
| + | ** "English Handwriting 1400-1650" (great book with lots of example manuscripts with transcriptions) | ||
| + | ** "Latin Palaeography, Antiquity & the Middle Ages" (one chapter has an in-depth description of the abbreviations used in Latin, many of which were carried down and used in the English manuscripts) | ||
| + | ** "Revised Medieval Latin Word-List from British and Irish Sources with Supplement" | ||
| + | ** "A Handbook of Dates for Students of British History" | ||
| + | ** "The Comprehensive Genealogical Feast Day Calendar" | ||
| + | ** "Introduction to Manuscript Studies" | ||
| + | ** "The Court of Common Pleas in Fifteenth Century England, A Study of Legal Administration and Procedure" | ||
Latest revision as of 10:52, 29 August 2008
The Whitney Research Group website uses the following transcription conventions:
Transcription Conventions
- Non-standard spellings are left as they are in the document.
- Abbreviations are expanded, except where the abbreviation is common knowledge, such as Mr. for Mister.
- When abbreviations are expanded, the missing letters are placed in ( ) parentheses.
- Crossed out words are designated
like this. - [ ] is used to designate any conjectural reconstructions of the text supplied by the transcriber
- & is retained as is, even in various versions
- Example - Tironian 'et':
- Where letters or words have not yet been transcribed, they are replaced by approximately the same number of underscores as there are letters missing.
Common Abbreviations
- The letter "p" with a horizontal line through the descender is an abbreviation for "per-", "par-", "pre-", or "pro-"
- Example - ""p(ro)secute":
- A long sweeping "e" at the end of a word is an abbreviation for "-es" or "-ies"
- Example - "forty pownd(es)":
- A horizontal line over a word designates missing letters.
- A downward and backwards stroke through a long s stands for "ir", "er", or "ur", and this abbreviation alone means "Sir"
- Example - "S(ir) David p(ar)son":
- Other abbreviations can be found in the book "Latin Palaeography - Antiquity & the Middle Ages"
- See also
- Transcription Resources
- Paleography: Scribal Abbreviations
- Contractions and Suspensions
- English Handwriting 1500-1700, An Online Course, Transcription Conventions
- Court-hand Restored: Or, The Student's Assistant in Reading Old Deeds, Charters, Records, etc.
- "English Handwriting 1400-1650" (great book with lots of example manuscripts with transcriptions)
- "Latin Palaeography, Antiquity & the Middle Ages" (one chapter has an in-depth description of the abbreviations used in Latin, many of which were carried down and used in the English manuscripts)
- "Revised Medieval Latin Word-List from British and Irish Sources with Supplement"
- "A Handbook of Dates for Students of British History"
- "The Comprehensive Genealogical Feast Day Calendar"
- "Introduction to Manuscript Studies"
- "The Court of Common Pleas in Fifteenth Century England, A Study of Legal Administration and Procedure"
