Very Old Document

[sal4]

I have a very old document from about 1880 and I was told that the reason it is hard to have it translated is because it is written in Old Italian.....Is there such a thing as Old Italian writing?.........Sal4

[PeterTimber]

I suspect that "old Italian" means the cursive script that was in use at that time. Frankly it was beautiful when handwritten and gave people pause to be creative and artistic at the same time. =Peter=

[johnnyonthespot]

I have a very old document from about 1880 and I was told that the reason it is hard to have it translated is because it is written in Old Italian.....Is there such a thing as Old Italian writing?.........Sal4

What part of Italy? Perhaps it is also in a regional dialect?

Is it a civil record or a church record?

[sal4]

It is a civil record from Piedimonte D'Alfie.........

[PeterTimber]

Johnny regional dialects were spoken and only written phonetically anecdotally..a word,a phrase but never in toto.

It may also have been written in Latin and the person who conveyed "old Italian "didn't know much from there to his elbow. =Peter=

[Lucap]

I have a very old document from about 1880

If you post the document we will translate it for you.

L.

[sal4]

Thank You, that is very kind of you!......Let me try & make a copy, the original is very fragile and it is 3 pages long.......Sal4

[Lucap]

... the original is very fragile and it is 3 pages long.......Sal4

Don't use the scanner: take 1 or plus pictures of it. Start with the first page (usually the most important informations are on it).

L.

[sal4]

Okay.....I will use my digital camera and do it that way.....Will you get a better view that way?....Sal4

[Lucap]

Okay.....I will use my digital camera and do it that way.....Will you get a better view that way?....Sal4

No, i was only replaying to this statement:

... the original is very fragile

L.