epistolography

American  

[ih-pis-tl-og-ruh-fee] / ɪˌpɪs tlˈɒg rə fi /

noun

1. the practices and principles of letter writing; art of epistolary composition.

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Etymology

Origin of epistolography

1885–90; < Latin epistol ( a ) epistle + -o- + -graphy

Example Sentences

As far as mere bulk goes, Elizabethan epistolography would take no small place, just as it would claim no mean one in point of interest.

From A Letter Book Selected with an Introduction on the History and Art of Letter-Writing by Saintsbury, George

The last but one was pronounced by a judge whose opinion I am sure you will agree with, because you will think it right, to be very dignified and a perfect specimen of epistolography.

From Elizabeth Gilbert and Her Work for the Blind by Martin, Frances

During this Khalifate were also produced the earliest germs of stylistics, epistolography and mysticism, all of which were more fully developed under the Abbasides.

From Arabic Authors A Manual of Arabian History and Literature by Arbuthnot, F. F.