Transcription

• In this second section you will learn about the process of transcription and some of the rules and conventions you are required to follow in order to render an acceptable transcription of the original text found in the manuscript page. You will also be introduced to our brand new Transcription Tool and how to use it.

  To start, please read through this handbook:

• Transcription Book
• As this module progresses you will come across examples discussed in the handbook on a regular basis and will therefore become quite familiar with them. This is, of course, all preliminary stuff. The next section - Historical Evolution - will give you the opportunity to try out some transcription for yourself from original manuscripts, as well as explain more about how scripts have evolved over the medieval period.