Thompson. An Introduction to Greek and Latin Paleography (CDrom)
[Facsimile CD]

Author: Sir Edward Maunde Thompson
Published 1912

A Monumental work of 600 pages packed with fascinating information. There 250 different facsimiles of manuscripts, including documents by Aristotle, Horace, Homer, Plato and Chaucer. The list of facsimiles also includes 4th Century Bible, Military accounts of A.D. 295, and Gospels.
Edward Maunde Thompson was appointed Director and Principal Librarian of the British Museum in 1888.

CONTENTS:

Chapter I:  History of the Greek and Latin Alphabets.
Chapter II:  Materials used to receive writing: Leaves, Bark, Linen, Clay and Pottery, Wall-spaces, Precious Metals, Lead, Bronze, Wood, Waxed and other Tablets, Greek Waxed Tablets, Latin Waxed Tablets.
Chapter III:  Materials used to receive writing (continued) Papyrus, Skins, Parchment and Vellum, Paper.
Chapter IV:  Writing Implements: The Stilus, Pen, etc - Inks - Various Implements.
Chapter V:  Forms of Books: The Roll - The Codex - The Text - Punctuation - Accents, etc - Palimpsests.
Chapter VI:  Stichometry and Colometry - Tachygraphy - Cryptography.
Chapter VII:  Abbreviations and Contractions - Numerals.
Chapter VIII:  Greek Paleography: Papyri - Antiquity of Greek Writing - Divisions of Greek Paleography.
Chapter IX:  Greek Paleography (cont.) (The Literary Hand or Book-hand in Papyri - Literary Alphabets.)
Chapter X:  Greek Paleography (cont.) Cursive Script and Papyri. Cursive Alphabets - Comparison of Literary and Cursive Alphabets
Chapter XI:  Greek Paleography (cont.) The Uncial Book-hand in Vellum Codices.
Chapter XII: Greek Paleography (cont.) The Minuscule Book-hand in the Middle Ages - Greek writing in Western Europe.
Chapter XIII:  Latin Paleography. Majuscule Book-hand - Square Capitals - Rustic Capitals - Uncials.
Chapter XIV: Latin Paleography (cont.) The Mixed Uncial and Minuscule Book-hand - The Half-uncial Book-hand.
Chapter XV: Latin Paleography (cont.) The Roman Cursive Script - Cursive Alphabets.
Chapter XVI: Latin Paleography (cont.) National Minuscule Book-hand - Visigothic - Lombardic - Merovingian - Franco-Lombardic - Pre-Carolingian - The Carolingian Reform.
Chapter XVII:  Latin Paleography (cont.) The Irish Half-uncial and Minuscule Book-hand - The Early English Book-hand.
Chapter XVIII:  Latin Paleography (cont.) The Minuscule Book-hand in the Middle Ages - The English Vernacular Book-hand in the Middle Ages.
Chapter XIX:  Latin Paleography (cont.) Official and Legal Cursive Scripts (National Hand) - The Papal Chancery - The Imperial Chancery - English Charter Hand - English Chancery Hand - English Court Hand.