Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

Verkehrsschrift

English translation:

business script (German unified shorthand)

Apr 12, 2017 23:15
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German term

Verkehrsschrift

German to English Other History German Gothic handwriting
This is one of three related terms Verkehrsschrift, Urkundenschrift, Aktenreinschrift, which are types of the German Gothic handwriting. The terms are needed for a historical analysis of personal letter from the 1830s.

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business script (German unified shorthand)


German Unified Shorthand (Deutsche Einheitskurzschrift)
Deutsche Einheitskurzschrift is a German stenography system composed of three levels:
Verkehrsschrift, Eilschrift, and Redeschrift (business script, speed script, and speech script).

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agree David Hollywood : or: commercial script
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yes, thanks David! My Grandpa was a master in Stolze-Schrey , and I remember how he tried to teach me his "secret script" when I was 10 years old...:-)
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https://books.google.com.ar/books?isbn=0195072553 - Traducir esta página
Kurt Gödel, ‎Solomon Feferman - 1995 - ‎Mathematics
At the second level, the Verkehrsschrift ("commercial script"), certain standard elements may be left out, to be filled in during transcription, while at the third level, ...
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