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A useful research tool!, January 4, 2001
This review is from: If I Can You Can Decipher Germanic Records (Plastic Comb)
I remember the dread with which I first faced German genealogical records written or printed in Gothic script. It seemed like a completely alien alphabet. However, with a little practice and the useful examples in this book, you can decipher such records yourself. This book covers the Gothic alphabet and shows variations of handwritten script for each letter. It then provides handwritten script examples of common genealogical words and their German and English translation. Handwritten symbols and common abbreviations found in Germanic records are also covered. Sections are devoted to showing side-by-side comparisons of Latin, English, Danish, and handwritten German script for common genealogical terms, occupations & titles, and diseases. There is also a useful timeline. This handy book is spiral-bound.
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23 of 25 people found the following review helpful:
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I have found this book very helpful., June 14, 1998
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This review is from: If I Can You Can Decipher Germanic Records (Plastic Comb)
The task of deciphering letters and documents written in the style of the last century can be a dismaying task. Edna Bentz' examples are very helpful to anyone who wants to learn. As she so positively indicates by her title: "If I Can You Can."
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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Good Examples & Explanations of Script, November 27, 2009
This review is from: If I Can You Can Decipher Germanic Records (Plastic Comb)
This book has a 0ver 50 pages of Script Examples with translations, which I found very helpful. On the downside, there are about 25 pages of World History timeline that does NOT help me read the old German Script. I suppose I could look at it this way, ---- I received a 50 page booklet of help deciphering old Germanic Script and a 25 page bonus of history timeline, BUT I would rather have had 25 more pages of help to decipher Germanic Script. The timeline is mentioned in one review, but I had no idea it would take up almost a third of the book. That is why I gave a four star instead of five star rating.
Pages are color coded by topic, [ genealogy terms, illnesses, occupations, Latin terminology etc ]. ] which is nice, and the Germanic - Latin terminology section is helpful with Catholic Church records in Script. Spiral binding easily keeps the book open to the page being used.
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