16th Century Handwriting
16th-century manuscripts and documents are somewhat uncommon in Special Collections, but researchers may encounter them nonetheless.
Manual: Libro di M. Giouanbattista Palatino
Published in 1548, Libro di M. Giouanbattista Palatino contains numerous examples of different 16th-century hands. Varying dramatically in legibility and flourishes, Libro di M. Giouanbattista Palatino is a fine companion for the reading and writing of 16th-century hands.
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Libro di M. Giouanbattista Palatino Sections C and D. Libro di M. Giouanbattista Palatino cittadino romano, nel qual s'insegna à scriuere ogni sorte lettera, antica, et moderna, di qualunque natione, con le sue regole, et misure, et essempi: et con vn breue, et vtil discorso de le cifre/riueduto nuouamente, & corretto dal proprio autore; con la giunta di quindici tauole bellissime. Mortimer Rare Book Collection, 764.2 P172 1548, Smith College Special Collections, Northampton, Massachusetts.
Example: [Letter, 1560] May 14 [to] Lord North, Queen Elizabeth I
Written by Queen Elizabeth I to Lord North, this letter includes the queen's order for the raising of troops in Cambridgeshire in anticipation of an invasion by the French.
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[Letter, 1560] May 14 [to] Lord North / Elizabeth R. [Letter, 1560] May 14 [to] Lord North / Elizabeth R. Miscellaneous Manuscripts, Mortimer Rare Book Collection, MiscMS 256, Smith College Special Collections, Northampton, Massachusetts.
