The Center for Renaissance Studies maintains a listing of online resources for those interested in paleography. The resources are arranged below by language. Please also see information about our Mellon Summer Institutes in Vernacular Paleography.

Latin

Cappelli, Dizionario di Abbreviature Latini ed Italiani (Milan, 1912) - click on the abbreviations to link to scans of the original pages

Medieval Palaeography, West Sussex Records Council

Paléographie latine, by Franz Steffens (Trèves, Paris , 1910)

English

DigiPal: Digital Resource and Database of Palaeography, Manuscripts, and Diplomatic. Department of Digital Humanities at Kings College London

Dromio: A TEI Transcription/Collation Tool, Folger Shakespeare Library

Early Modern Palaeography, West Sussex Records Council

English Handwriting 1500-1700, An Online Course, University of Cambridge

Folgerpedia Online Resources for Early Modern English Paleography

Palaeography: Reading Old Handwriting, 1500 - 1800: A Practical Online Tutorial

French

Cours de paléographie, Eric Camille Voirin

French Renaissance Paleography, A Newberry Library Project

Manuel de paléographie latine et française du IVe au XVVIIe siècle, Maurice Prou, 1890

Ménestrel Paléographie

Theleme Techniques pour l’Historien en Ligne: Études, Manuels, Esercices, École Nationale des Chartes

Italian

Italian Paleography, a Newberry Library Project

Courses in Paleography and Archival Studies with the Medici Archive Project, fee-based courses with both online elements and onsite training in Florence

Italian Paleography Workbook, by Armando Petrucci and Franca Petrucci Nardelli (PDF)

Bibliography for Resources in Italian Paleography, compiled by Armando Petrucci and Franca Petrucci Nardelli

Spanish

Curso de Paleografía Latino Hispanoamericana, Víctor Hugo Arévalo Jordán

Some Printed Archive Catalogs for Early Modern Spain, Carla Rahn Phillips, University of Minnesota, 2005

Spanish Dictionaries, Paleography Manuals, and Related Studies: A Selected Bibliography, Carla Rahn Phillips, University of Minnesota, 2005

Spanish Paleography Tool, CUNY Dominican Studies Institute