We need your help! We are looking for formals models & vocabularies to describe present-day . ✍️ Do you know any tools that might help distinguish the "ragged" handwriting in one letter from that in other documents? Please share!

On 24 Sep 1973, wrote his last letter to Stella Musulin bit.ly/amp19730924. On 28-29 Sep, he died in his room at the Altenburgerhof hotel in Vienna. Musulin writes, "The handwriting is ragged" amp.acdh.oeaw.ac.at/amp-transc

@aarbrk thanks! I will implement it as well. I was wondering perhaps if you have an idea of vocabularies or ontologies that they could help us describe the letters of the of the alphabets when it comes to handwriting.

@demigrigo A list of the names of script features? I have only seen them listed in a Spanish book on paleography, so that is the sort of resource I'd suggest consulting. "Ragged" sounds to me like it could mean curves of inconsistent radius, misaligned vertical strokes, etc.

@aarbrk thank you for taking the time to respond. Do you perhaps have in mind the namme of the Spanish book you are referring to? So "ragged" is a characteristic given by the lady with whom W.H. Auden had corrospodance. In fact, I am attaching you the two texts where the differences in handwriting is visible:(amp.acdh.oeaw.ac.at/amp-transc) in comparison with Auden's handwriting in his other correspondence (such as in amp.acdh.oeaw.ac.at/amp-transc).

@demigrigo I'm sure you can find the same information somewhere in English, but this is the book I meant. This topic only occupies about two pages. casadellibro.com/libro-paleogr

@aarbrk thank you very much! Your article is a great starting point already :)

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