paleography
noun
ancient forms of writing, as in documents and inscriptions.
paleographic
-
a word derived from
paleography.
Example Sentences
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The auctioneer said the Codex Sassoon had been dated to either the late 9th or early 10th century on both scientific and paleographic grounds and contains almost the entirety of the Bible.
From Reuters ● May 17, 2023
Sotheby's said the Codex Sassoon had been dated to either the late 9th or early 10th century on both scientific and paleographic grounds and contains almost the entirety of the Bible.
From Reuters ● Feb. 15, 2023
Joe Uziel, director of the Judean desert scrolls unit, said the matching radiocarbon date and paleographic style makes him “very certain” that it is not a modern forgery.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 7, 2022
Says Klaus Wachtel of the Institute for New Testament Exegesis at the University of Munster: "Thiede's paleographic arguments for an early dating are demonstrably untenable."
From Time Magazine Archive
The outcome of this paleographic spoliation is that there is not a tittle left for India to call her own.
From Five Years of Theosophy by Various
