paleography

[pey-lee-og-ruh-fee or, esp. British, pal-ee-]

noun

ancient forms of writing, as in documents and inscriptions.
the study of ancient writing, including determination of date, decipherment, etc.

Origin of paleography

First recorded in 1810–20; paleo- + -graphy

Related formspa·le·og·ra·pher, nounpa·le·o·graph·ic

[pey-lee-uh-graf-ik or, esp. British, pal-ee-] /ˌpeɪ li əˈgræf ɪk or, esp. British, ˌpæl i-/, pa·le·o·graph·i·cal, adjectivepa·le·o·graph·i·cal·ly, adverb

Examples from the Web for paleography

Historical Examples of paleography

He was the author of numerous works, chiefly on paleography.
A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume I (of II)
Augustus De Morgan
Indian paleography protests in every one of its new discoveries against the hasty conclusions of the Orientalists.
From the Caves and Jungles of Hindostan
Helena Pretrovna Blavatsky