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Old Photographs, Recognition, Handwriting Deciphering => Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition => Topic started by: SolomanR on Monday 28 May 12 18:05 BST (UK)

Title: Date Please for Old Trunk find
Post by: SolomanR on Monday 28 May 12 18:05 BST (UK)

Hello all, this is my first post in this section...I really hope you can help. I have been left some wonderful things recently. Amongst it all was an ugly 1970's suitcase but its contents were fantastic. There are four sheets of rag paper with a history of Noah etc written in a beautiful hand. I would love to get a date for these documents. I have attached a section. Any help appreciated, Sol

Title: Re: Date Please for Old Trunk find
Post by: GR2 on Monday 28 May 12 18:37 BST (UK)

16th or earlier 17th century.

Title: Re: Date Please for Old Trunk find
Post by: SolomanR on Wednesday 30 May 12 16:32 BST (UK)

GR2, thanks for confirming what i thought. Cheers, Sol

Title: Re: Date Please for Old Trunk find
Post by: whitehound on Wednesday 30 May 12 22:51 BST (UK)

And perhaps the early part of that range: the writing is not hugely dissimilar from Richard III's in a letter written in the 1480s.