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Making sense of old handwriting

Alphabet Charts


Handwritten Samples

Below you will find examples of handwritten letters in both upper and lower cases. These examples were taken from Paléographie Française ou Méthode de Lecture des Manuscrits Français du XIIIe au XVIIe Siègle Inclusivement, written by Renaud M. Hyacinthe, and French Record Extraction - An Instructional Guide, by Intellectual Reserve and Alain Marie. Scroll down to the letter for which you wish to see samples.

A

French/Alphabet/Aa 1.png
French/Alphabet/Aa 2.png
French/Alphabet/Aa 3.png
French/Alphabet/Aa 4.png

B

French/Alphabet/Bb 1.png
French/Alphabet/Bb 2.png
French/Alphabet/Bb 3.png
French/Alphabet/Bb 4.png

C

French/Alphabet/Cc 1
French/Alphabet/Cc 2.png
French/Alphabet/Cc 3.png
French/Alphabet/Cc 4.png

D

French/Alphabet/Dd 1.png
French/Alphabet/Dd 4.png
French/Alphabet/Dd 3.png
French/Alphabet/Dd 4.png

E

French/Alphabet/Ee 1.png
French/Alphabet/Ee 2.png
French/Alphabet/Ee 3.png
French/Alphabet/Ee 4.png

F

French/Alphabet/Ff 1.png
French/Alphabet/Ff 2.png
French/Alphabet/Ff 3.png
French/Alphabet/Ff 4.png

G

French/Alphabet/Gg 1.png
French/Alphabet/Gg 2.png
French/Alphabet/Gg 3.png
French/Alphabet/Gg 4.png

H

French/Alphabet/Hh 1.png
French/Alphabet/Hh 2.png
French/Alphabet/Hh 3.png
French/Alphabet/Hh 4.png

I and J

French/Alphabet/Ii 1.png
French/Alphabet/Ii 2.png
French/Alphabet/Ii 3.png
French/Alphabet/Ii 4.png
French/Alphabet/Ii 5.png

K

French/Alphabet/Kk 1.png
French/Alphabet/Kk 2.png
French/Alphabet/Kk 3.png
French/Alphabet/Kk 4.png

L

French/Alphabet/Ll 1.png
French/Alphabet/Ll 2.png
French/Alphabet/Ll 3.png
French/Alphabet/Ll 4.png

M

French/Alphabet/Mm 1.png
French/Alphabet/Mm 2.png
French/Alphabet/Mm 3.png
French/Alphabet/Mm 4.png

N

French/Alphabet/Nn 1.png
French/Alphabet/Nn 2.png
French/Alphabet/Nn 3.png
French/Alphabet/Nn 4.png

O

French/Alphabet/Oo 1.png
French/Alphabet/Oo 2.png
French/Alphabet/Oo 3.png
French/Alphabet/Oo 4.png

P

French/Alphabet/Pp 1.png
French/Alphabet/Pp 2.png
French/Alphabet/Pp 3.png
French/Alphabet/Pp 4.png

Q

French/Alphabet/Qq 1.png
French/Alphabet/Qq 2.png
French/Alphabet/Qq 3.png
French/Alphabet/Qq 4.png

R

French/Alphabet/Rr 1.png
French/Alphabet/Rr 2.png
French/Alphabet/Rr 3.png
French/Alphabet/Rr 4.png

S

French/Alphabet/Ss 1.png
French/Alphabet/Ss 2.png
French/Alphabet/Ss 3.png
French/Alphabet/Ss 4.png

T

French/Alphabet/Tt 1.png
French/Alphabet/Tt 2.png
French/Alphabet/Tt 3.png
French/Alphabet/Tt 4.png

U and V

French/Alphabet/Uu 1.png
French/Alphabet/Uu 2.png
French/Alphabet/Uu 3.png
French/Alphabet/Uu 4.png
French/Alphabet/Uu 5.png
French/Alphabet/Uu 6.png

W

French/Alphabet/Ww 1.png
French/Alphabet/Ww 2.png
French/Alphabet/Ww 3.png
French/Alphabet/Ww 4.png

X

French/Alphabet/Xx 1.png
French/Alphabet/Xx 2.png
Xx 3.png
French/Alphabet/Xx 4.png

Y

French/Alphabet/Yy 2.png
French/Alphabet/Yy 1.png
French/Alphabet/Yy 3.png
French/Alphabet/Yy 4.png

Z

French/Alphabet/Zz 1.png
French/Alphabet/Zz 2.png
French/Alphabet/Zz 3.png
French/Alphabet/Zz 4.png

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