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Paleography vs Diplomatics - What's the difference?

paleography | diplomatics | Hypernyms |

Diplomatics is a hypernym of paleography.



As nouns the difference between paleography and diplomatics

is that paleography is the study of old/ancient forms of writing while diplomatics is the science of authenticating, dating, and interpreting old official documents.

paleography

English

Alternative forms

* palaeography (UK) *

Noun

(paleographies)
  • (US) The study of old/ancient forms of writing.
  • (US) Ancient forms of writing, as in a manuscript or document.
  • (obsolete) Paleogeography.

    • References

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    diplomatics

    English

    (wikipedia diplomatics)

    Noun

    (diplomatics)
  • The science of authenticating, dating, and interpreting old official documents.

    • Synonyms

    *forensic paleography

    Hypernyms

    *paleography

    Related terms

    *diploma