Estevan Paluzie - Paleografía Española -
This magnificent work is a summary of the paleography published in Spain during the 18th century. It comprises a succinct history of writing, embellished with the antique and modern characters every nation has had:- Summary of an essay on the alphabets of unknown letters, found in the oldest medals and monuments in Spain- Abstract of the alphabet of Spain's primitive languages- Dictionary of Roman abbreviations found on tombstones- The Universal Library- Selections from Spanish paleography- The utmost essentials of palaeographic school, or reading antique letters- Catalonian palaeographyPaluzie decided not to reproduce the samples through engravings, as his predecessors did. He preferred to transcribe by hand all the samples of the previous treaties, since he believed manuscripts better resembled the originals, while engraved samples tended to improve the original calligraphy.Complete work, handwritten and signed by the author himself, Paluzie (unprecedented).It has a hand-coloured print. Bound in leather (marbled leather binding).A great work on paleography. Read More