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Paleography is the study of writing forms. It can distinguish the writing styles of |
'''Paleography''' is the study of [[writing]] forms. It can distinguish the writing styles of different [[scribe]]s and the place and time where the scribe was taught to write. It can tell us if a hand was formal or informal, hurried or deliberate. Thus paleography can provide us a lot of information about [[medieval]] [[manuscript]]s from only the style of writing used in them, for example in paleographic dating. |
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== See also: == |
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* [[Calligraphy]] |
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Revision as of 11:17, 22 July 2004
Paleography is the study of writing forms. It can distinguish the writing styles of different scribes and the place and time where the scribe was taught to write. It can tell us if a hand was formal or informal, hurried or deliberate. Thus paleography can provide us a lot of information about medieval manuscripts from only the style of writing used in them, for example in paleographic dating.
