Assuming that the researcher is familiar with the penmanship and that the original is legible, the only challenge is to learn a few fundamental rules that center upon six elements: When a document-be it recorded on parchment, granite, or film-is transcribed, the result must be an exact copy. When applied to historical documentation the word transcript means an exact copy.
To a serious genealogist, that concept is an anathema. To the musician, a transcription is an arrangement or adaptation that reflects the transcriber’s originality. Many words have different meanings in various fields-even diametrically opposed meanings.
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