Handshape Lexicon · Volume IV · Plates 01–06

Sign Grid

A searchable plate-book of handshapes, movement paths and gloss captions, drawn for classroom walls and interpreter studios by the Fieldhand Press.

Fieldhand Press
Edition 4.2 · 2026
24 entries plated

Search glosses, meanings and movement /

24 of 24 cells shown

Plate index

Movement key

: Hold — no travel
: Straight path
: Arc overhead
: Circular
: Repeated / to-and-fro
: Contact point

About the plates

Each cell pairs a handshape diagram with its movement arrow and a gloss caption. Glosses are set in small caps to mark them as labels, not translations.

Using this book

Press / to search, arrow keys to walk the grid, Enter to open a cell, Esc to close it.

Credits

Drawn and set by the Fieldhand Press studio. Reviewed by the Ashgrove Deaf Collective. Fictional sample content.

Plate

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Meaning: —
Handshape: —
Location: —
Movement: —
Palm: —

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