
study of seals and signets
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• (n.) The science of seals, their history, age, distinctions, etc., esp. as verifying the age and genuiness of documents.
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Sphra·gis'tics noun [ Greek ............ of or for sealing, from ......... a seal.] The science of seals, their history, age, distinctions, etc., esp. as verifying the age and genuiness of documents.
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sphragistics A seal (not the animal). This refers to a branch of philology and paleography dealing with the study of seals. A knowledge of ecclesiastical, political, or private seals is of great value in dating or otherwise determining the significance of an ancient document.
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