book hands

A form of book hand — Any of several stylized handwriting scripts used during medieval times. It was intended for legibility and often used in transcribing official documents (prior to the development of printing and similar technologies.)

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of book hand
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APA

book hands. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/book%20hands

MLA

“book hands.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/book%20hands. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “book hands,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/book%20hands.

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