Same here. I’m an old fart, and I can read things my parents wrote easily. But when you get to what my grandparents or great grandparents wrote… the further back you go the more decorative flourishes the copperplate style seems to have and I’ve found it’s not easy to make out every word.
While I can read cursive just fine, I honestly struggle with 19th century (or earlier) cursive.
Same here. I’m an old fart, and I can read things my parents wrote easily. But when you get to what my grandparents or great grandparents wrote… the further back you go the more decorative flourishes the copperplate style seems to have and I’ve found it’s not easy to make out every word.