abstract:Palaeography or palæography, also spelled paleography (from Greek palaiós, "old" and graphein, "to write"), is the study of ancient writing. Included in the discipline is the practice of deciphering, reading, and dating historical manuscripts,'Palaeography', Oxford English Dictionary.
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the study of the handwritings of the past, and often the manuscripts as well, so that they may be dated, read, etc, and may serve as historical and literary sources 古文书学