"Palaeography (UK) or paleography (US; ultimately from Greek: παλαιός, palaiós, 'old', and γράφειν, gráphein, 'to write') is the study of historic writing systems and the deciphering and dating of historical manuscripts, including the analysis of historic handwriting."
It focuses on the study of ancient script, symbols, and writing styles used in dead languages.
History of Paleography: This topic focuses on the evolution of writing and helps in understanding the development of scripts over time.
Scripts and Alphabets: This topic is about different scripts and alphabets used in various cultures and periods.
Abbreviations and Ligatures: Abbreviations and ligatures are symbols used in manuscripts to save space, time, and materials, and this topic concentrates on understanding their use.
Punctuation and Spelling: This topic addresses the evolution of punctuation and variations in spelling conventions over time.
Manuscript Production: This topic is about the materials involved in manuscript creation, such as parchment, ink, quills, and pens.
Manuscript Preservation: Preservation methods like binding, storage, and restoration to care for manuscripts over time.
Literary Genres: This topic ganders about various writing styles like poetry, drama, prose, etc.
Script Evolution: This topic focuses on the development of a particular script or alphabet over time and how it varies from one period to another.
Cultural and Social Context: This topic explores the social, economic, and intellectual framework in which writing took place and how it influenced the writing style.
Paleography Software: This topic introduces Paleography software, such as D'ImaGe, Transkribus, etc., in which optical character recognition technologies to improve the transcription of handwritten materials.
Latin Paleography: It refers to the study of old Latin manuscripts.
Greek Paleography: The study of ancient Greek manuscripts.
Aramaic Paleography: The study of old Aramaic scripts and documents.
Hebrew Paleography: The study of ancient Hebrew manuscripts.
Syriac Paleography: The study of ancient Syriac documents, scripts, and manuscripts.
Coptic Paleography: The study of early Coptic scripts.
Egyptian Hieroglyphic Paleography: The study of the hieroglyphic script used by ancient Egyptians.
Old English Paleography: The study of old English manuscripts written in Old English Language.
Old French Paleography: The study of old French documents and manuscripts.
Gothic Paleography: The study of Gothic scripts and documents.
Arabic Paleography: The study of ancient Arabic manuscripts and documents.
Old Norse Paleography: The study of ancient Norse manuscripts and documents.
Sanskrit Paleography: The study of ancient Sanskrit manuscripts and documents.
Old Irish Paleography: The study of old Irish manuscripts and documents.
Armenian Paleography: The study of ancient Armenian manuscripts and documents.
"It is concerned with the forms and processes of writing; not the textual content of documents."
"Included in the discipline is the practice of deciphering, reading, and dating manuscripts, and the cultural context of writing, including the methods with which writing and books were produced, and the history of scriptoria."
"The discipline is one of the auxiliary sciences of history."
"It is important for understanding, authenticating, and dating historic texts."
"However, it generally cannot be used to pinpoint dates with high precision."
"Palaeography (UK) or paleography (US; ultimately from Greek: παλαιός, palaiós, 'old', and γράφειν, gráphein, 'to write') is the study of historic writing systems and the deciphering and dating of historical manuscripts, including the analysis of historic handwriting."
"Palaeography... includes the analysis of historic handwriting."
"...the cultural context of writing, including the methods with which writing and books were produced, and the history of scriptoria."
"It is important for understanding, authenticating, and dating historic texts."
"Included in the discipline is the practice of deciphering... manuscripts."
"The discipline is one of the auxiliary sciences of history."
"It is concerned with the forms and processes of writing; not the textual content of documents."
"...the methods with which writing and books were produced."
"Palaeography...including the analysis of historic handwriting."
"...the history of scriptoria."
"Palaeography (UK) or paleography (US; ultimately from Greek: παλαιός, palaiós, 'old', and γράφειν, gráphein, 'to write') is the study of historic writing systems and the deciphering and dating of historical manuscripts, including the analysis of historic handwriting."
"It is important for understanding, authenticating, and dating historic texts."
"It is concerned with the forms and processes of writing..."
"Included in the discipline is...reading, and dating manuscripts."