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Typography vs Epigraphy - What's the difference?

typography | epigraphy |

As nouns the difference between typography and epigraphy

is that typography is the art or practice of setting and arranging type; typesetting while epigraphy is inscriptions collectively.

typography

English

(wikipedia typography)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • The art or practice of setting and arranging type; typesetting.
  • The practice or process of printing with type.
  • The appearance and style of typeset matter.

    • Derived terms

    * typographer * typographic * typographical

    Related terms

    * typesetting

    See also

    *

    epigraphy

    English

    (wikipedia epigraphy)

    Noun

    (-)
  • inscriptions collectively
  • the study or decipherment of inscriptions, especially of ancient ones

    • Related terms

    * epigraph * epigrapher or epigraphist