You might query IBM re software to read period Spanish script. Once upon
a time, (early '90s) they were building software to read the script of the
Archives of the Indies. I don't know what came of it. h ellis
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From: Robert Keeler <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Friday, May 10, 2002 3:31 PM
Subject: Re: Spanish coin at a German site
To the List:
A spin-off from the Spanish coin thread. Does anyone have suggestions for
aides in reading Spanish colonial manuscript documents? The handwriting
itself is a challenge, as are abbreviations and phrasing conventions.
Thanks for any references or suggestions.
Bob Keeler