palæography

palæography
noun /ˌpælɪˈɒɡɹəfi,ˌpeɪlɪˈɒɡɹəfi,ˌpeɪliˈɑɡɻəfi/
a) The study of ancient forms of writing.<ref name="OED"/>

PALÆOGRAPHY. The study of antient documents, called by modern antiquaries ‘ Palæography,’ is too extensive a subject to be canvassed at length in a work like the present.

b) Ancient forms of writing, as in a manuscript or document.

The study of the caligraphy<! [sic] , or penmanship, of ancient MSS. is replete with interest ; and the art of deciphering ancient writings, or palæography, has received of late years some of the attention it deserves.


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