Try it now · lesson 1Which letter is highlighted?
Practice line in a real scribe’s hand, c.1620 (generated)
English secretary hand
The everyday hand of Tudor and Stuart parish registers, wills and inventories
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Learn to read old handwriting
Five minutes a day, in real scribes' hands, until the old registers read themselves
Hello! I'm Leo. Shall we start with secretary hand?
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- Latin in parish registersSoon
How it works
- Write it with a quillStroke by stroke, the way the scribe did
- Real scribes’ handsLetters from the 1600s, not a font
- See what you misreadLeo brings it back until it sticks