Secretary hand

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Secretary hand is a style of handwriting common in the Elizabethan era. It predominated before the emergence of cursive script. "Secretary" was widely used by scriveners. Pietro Carmeliano, on of Henry VII's chaplains, used the "Italian" style instead, a cursive script developed from the Roman hand which was easier to read but also easier to forge.

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• http://www.catholic-history.org.uk/nwchs/secretary_hand_script.htm
• http://www.crazydiamond.co.uk/fonts/sec.html