title: A Guide to Western Historical Scripts from Antiquity to 1600 by Michelle P. Brown (1990-01-01)
author: Michelle Brown
description: A survey of the evolution of scripts and a guide to reading historical documents illustrated from a wide range of manuscripts. Fifty-five full-page plates give examples of the major western scripts in broadly chronological sequence, each accompanied by a commentary indentifying the type of script, its historical and regional currency, distinctive features and style, and a transcription. Michelle Brown is a curator in the department of manuscripts at The British Library. She has taught courses in Paleography and History at the University of London and at the Library.
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  # A Guide to the Best Historical Novels and Tales
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ### Jonathan Nield
  
  
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  INTRODUCTION.
  
  
  PRE-CHRISTIAN ERA.
  
  
  FIRST CENTURY A.D.
  
  
  SECOND CENTURY.
  
  
  THIRD CENTURY.
  
  
  FOURTH CENTURY.
  
  
  FIFTH CENTURY.
  
  
  SIXTH CENTURY.
  
  
  SEVENTH CENTURY.
  
  
  *EIGHTH CENTURY.
  
  
  NINTH CENTURY.
  
  
  TENTH CENTURY.
  
  
  ELEVENTH CENTURY.
  
  
  TWELFTH CENTURY.
  
  
  THIRTEENTH CENTURY.
  
  
  FOURTEENTH CENTURY.
  
  
  FIFTEENTH CENTURY.
  
  
  SIXTEENTH CENTURY.
  
  
  SEVENTEENTH CENTURY.
  
  
  EIGHTEENTH CENTURY.
  
  
  NINETEENTH CENTURY (EARLY AND MID)
  
  
  * SUPPLEMENTARY LIST OF NOTABLE NOVELS,
  
  
  SUGGESTED COURSES OF READING—JUVENILE.
  
  
  ENGLISH HISTORY SINCE THE CONQUEST (Boys).
  
  
  ENGLISH HISTORY SINCE THE CONQUEST (GIRLS).
  
  
  BIBLIOGRAPHY
  
  
  NOTE.
  
  
  
  
  
  
      
  
  
  This etext was prepared by Donald Lainson, charlie@idirect.com
  
  
  
      
  
  
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