Skip to main content
Making sense of old handwriting

Basic Portuguese Paleography


About the Guide

Portuguese/Basic-Portuguese-Paleography-cover

If you are interested in additional information to learn how to read old Portuguese handwriting for the purpose of extracting information from parish records, you may consult the Basic Portuguese Paleography manual. This resource provides basic principles, examples, and practice exercises. This manual was first published in 1978 by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and is now available for download on this website in PDF format.

To download individual chapters, click on the links below.

Portuguese/BPP1

Introduction

Preliminary Pages 
Introduction

Portuguese/BPP2

Chapter 1

Historical Notes

Portuguese/BPP3.

Chapter 2

The Alphabet

Portuguese/BPP4

Chapter 3

Variations in Spelling

Portuguese/BPP5

Chapter 4

Unfamiliar and Latin Terms

Portuguese/BPP6

Chapter 5

Special Concerns

Portuguese/BPP7

Chapter 6

Abbreviations

Portuguese/BPP8

Chapter 7

Names and Naming Customs

Portuguese/BPP9

Chapter 8

Transcription of Characters

Portuguese/BPP10

Bibliography

Annotated Bibliography​


data-content-type=""


Introduction
Paleography Introduction