Shorthand used by Katherine Packer: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 08:13, 30 March 2020

V.a.387, A boocke of very good medicines for seueral deseases, wounds, and sores both new and olde by Katherine Packer, 1639, contains some shorthand notes. Below is a key to the shorthand used by Katherine Packer. These symbols were recorded by Amy Thompson, and the key, which is also available as a pdf, was assembled by Nicole Winard.

A		N	—
B	/ (shorter than T stroke)	O	O
C		P
D		Q
E		R	+
F		S
G		T	/ (ascends and descends)
H		U
I/J	Example	V	Example
K		W
L		X	X
M	\	Y

@@ Line 9: / Line 9: @@
 | C || [[File:CPacker.png|thumb|50px]] || P || [[File:PPacker.png|thumb|50px]]
 |-
-| D || [[File:dPacker.png|thumb|50px]] || Q || [[File:Q1Packer.png|thumb|50px]] [[File:Q2Packer.png|thumb|50px]]
+| D || [[File:DPacker.png|thumb|50px]] || Q || [[File:Q1Packer.png|thumb|50px]] [[File:Q2Packer.png|thumb|50px]]
 |-
 | E || [[File:EPacker.png|thumb|50px]] || R || +
@@ Line 15: / Line 15: @@
 | F || [[File:FPacker.png|thumb|50px]] || S || [[File:SPacker.png|thumb|50px]]
 |-
-| G || Example || T || / (ascends and descends)
+| G || [[File:GPacker.png|thumb|50px]] || T || / (ascends and descends)
 |-
-| H || Example || U || Example
+| H || [[File:HPacker.png|thumb|50px]] || U || [[File:UPacker.png|thumb|50px]]
 |-
 | I/J || Example || V || Example
 |-
-| K || Example || W || Example
+| K || [[File:KPacker.png|thumb|50px]] || W || [[File:WPacker.png|thumb|50px]]
 |-
-| L || Example || X || X
+| L || [[File:LPacker.png|thumb|50px]] || X || X
 |-
-| M || \ || Y || Example
+| M || \ || Y || [[File:YPacker.png|thumb|50px]]
 |}