Paleography

"Paleography" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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The study of ancient inscriptions and modes of writing. It includes the deciphering of manuscripts and other forms to determine their date, provenance, etc. (Webster's 1st ed)

Descriptor ID	D010162
MeSH Number(s)	L01.143.506.423.906.539.500
Concept/Terms	Paleography Paleography

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Paleography".

Information Science [L]
Information Science [L01]
Communication [L01.143]
Language [L01.143.506]
Language Arts [L01.143.506.423]
Writing [L01.143.506.423.906]
Handwriting [L01.143.506.423.906.539]
Paleography [L01.143.506.423.906.539.500]

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