Use for lettering marked on something, especially for documentation or commemoration. On prints, the specific information lettered on the print, not usually part of a larger text. Regarding material from the ancient period, includes most preserved written matter of any length, other than papyri. For standardized symbols or notations on objects that convey official information, use "marks (symbols)."
This term has 192 records attributed within our system.
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Inscription type
Object name
Object category
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achievement of arms
address
cast number
collector's mark
date
date letter
epigraphs
epitaphs
initials (abbreviations)
museum mark
page number
posies
price
quire numbers
secundo folio
signatures (names)
supporting information
verses
13yrs ago
Draughtsman: Bicknell, Clarence
Draughtsman: Bicknell, Clarence
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