Palimpsest
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Palimpsest is a manuscript or writing surface that has been reused by erasing or scraping off earlier text, often leaving traces of the original writing visible beneath the newer one.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
codicological object
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manuscript ⓘ reused document ⓘ writing surface ⓘ |
| analyzedWith |
digital image processing
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infrared imaging ⓘ multispectral imaging ⓘ ultraviolet light ⓘ |
| etymologyFrom | Greek word palimpsestos ⓘ |
| etymologyMeaning | scraped again ⓘ |
| hasCause |
high cost of parchment
ⓘ
scarcity of writing materials ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
contains traces of earlier writing
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earlier text partially erased ⓘ later text written over earlier text ⓘ |
| hasDefinition | manuscript or writing surface that has been reused by erasing or scraping off earlier text ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOrigin | Greek ⓘ |
| hasMedium |
paper
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parchment ⓘ vellum ⓘ |
| hasMetaphoricalUse |
description of layered history
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description of overwritten memories ⓘ description of urban or cultural layers ⓘ |
| hasNotableExample |
Archimedes Palimpsest
NERFINISHED
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Codex Ephraemi Rescriptus NERFINISHED ⓘ Sinaia Palimpsest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasProcess |
erasing earlier ink
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scraping surface ⓘ washing surface ⓘ |
| hasResult | overwritten manuscript ⓘ |
| mayContain |
biblical texts
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legal texts ⓘ lost literary works ⓘ scientific texts ⓘ theological texts ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
erasure
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overwriting ⓘ palimpsestic writing ⓘ reused parchment ⓘ |
| studiedBy |
classical philology
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codicology ⓘ paleography ⓘ textual criticism ⓘ |
| usedFor |
copying new texts
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recycling manuscripts ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Middle Ages
NERFINISHED
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antiquity ⓘ late antiquity ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.