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Historical accuracy question
Posted by roland_scriver in
2 Apr 2005 — 4:00am
2 Apr 2005 — 4:00am
I am trying to find an example of the layout of an act of parliament from the years 17th and 18th centuries. I intend to letterpress a copy of the Witchcraft act of 1604 and of 1736 and I want to at least get some of the details right, such as the choice of fount. Can anyone help me?
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2 Apr 2005 — 8:09am
English courthand of the 16th century
http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/urw/cs-courthand/
http://www.dabbler.com/sca/scrolls/courtbat.gif
there was a book at the Univeristy of Reading Uk library
called something like 'English Courthand of the 15-16 century"