paleography
IPA: peɪɫiˈɑgrʌfi
noun
- The study of old or ancient forms of writing.
- Ancient scripts or forms of writing themselves, as uncial, scriptio continua, or methods of using papyrus scrolls.
- (obsolete) Paleogeography.
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Examples of "paleography" in Sentences
- No, I am not a specialist in paleography.
- I am not an expert in paleography, I grant you.
- However these are based on the field of paleography.
- She was a pioneer in musical paleography and source studies.
- The date of the fragment is established on paleography alone.
- If you want to understand it better, take a course in paleography.
- Paleography is the study of writing in ancient and medieval manuscripts.
- He is an expert on the paleography and epigraphy of ancient Semitic languages.
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