Thanks so much,Linda! I can hardly wait to get my copy.
Rosemarie [email protected] Researching Sao Jorge, Terceira, Graciosa, Faial and Pico, Azores, Isola delle Femmine, Sant' Elia, Sicily On Tue, Feb 14, 2017 at 9:25 PM, linda <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi All, > > I successfully received my copy of the book yesterday. I ordered it on > January 15th, and the post office attempted to deliver it on the 8th > (signature required, but I wasn't home). It was well wrapped and arrived > in excellent condition. It's a little smaller than I imagined it would be, > measuring about 5.5"x8", but at 1/4", it's thicker too. I'm very pleased > with the purchase, and I hope that everyone who took the chance to order it > is as satisfied as I am. > > I'd also like to remind everyone that the Portuguese paleography booklet > available from FamilySearch.org is an excellent companion to the Borges > Nunes book and provides some of the introductory information that BN > doesn't. The Borges book is much more comprehensive in its scope, though, > so I think they work very well together. > > The FamilySearch booklet is available to download here: > > https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE3444979 > > fingers crossed that all the book deliveries go well, > > :) > > Linda > > > On Saturday, January 28, 2017 at 11:15:54 AM UTC-8, linda wrote: >> >> >> In the last week there have been a few posts referring to *Abreviaturas >> Paleografia* by Borges Nunes. I know quite a few, including myself, >> have a pdf of it and find it to be a valuable resource. Unfortunately, >> obtaining a physical copy of the booklet has been a bit difficult. When I >> made a concerted effort to find one a couple of years ago-- both online and >> through large independent or academic bookshops here-- I couldn't readily >> do it. Happily, about a week ago while researching something else, I found >> this source: >> >> http://www.bulhosa.pt/livro/abreviaturas-paleograficas-portu >> guesas-borges-nunes/ >> >> Bulhosa is a well known Lisbon bookshop and they take PayPal, so I placed >> an order for it. With shipping, the booklet cost a total of about >> $16.00-17.00. A few days after placing the order, I received notice that >> one of the other books I ordered wasn't available, that amount was promptly >> refunded to my PayPal account. They also informed me that Paleografias was >> in the process of being shipped, so that looks very promising. Now, it >> just needs to make its way safely through the Portuguese and US postal >> systems! I'll update the group when I receive it. They're sending it >> "International Economy" rate, so it's anyone's guess how long it will take >> to arrive. :) >> >> I thought I'd post in case others are also interested in buying the >> actual booklet. The only difficulty might be navigating the website and >> reading the correspondence, as it is entirely in Portuguese. But, it's all >> relatively straightforward and the interface with PayPal is easy (and in >> English). Here's the notice that my book is in process of being shipped: >> >> >> >> >> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Azores Genealogy" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores.
