paleography
noun
ancient forms of writing, as in documents and inscriptions.
paleographer
-
a word derived from
paleography.
Example Sentences
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Dr. Mumcuoglu sent two of these pictures to Daniel Vainstub, a paleographer at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Israel.
From New York Times ● Nov. 9, 2022
“Nicholson was very peculiar in that he wasn’t really a paleographer and he hadn’t much experience of these hands,” Tomlin said.
From The New Yorker ● May 1, 2017
Dr Wolfe is a willowy, bright-eyed manuscript scholar, a paleographer specialising in Elizabethan England who in certain moods of candour might put you in mind of Portia or perhaps Cordelia.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 7, 2017
The paleographer and the coleopterist claim a share of our admiration equally with the serpentine dancer and the record-breaking cyclist, and the judicious editor prints their "interviews" at equal length.
From Without Prejudice by Israel Zangwill
As to the date of this manuscript, one must needs be a paleographer to determine.
From Life of St. Francis of Assisi by Louise Seymour Houghton
