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Imprimaturs

Scope note

Authorizations to print or publish a work implying approval or sanction of content, usually in a context of church or government censorship. Distinguished from "privileges (permissions)" which are authorizations for the printing or selling of books, usually exclusively and for a specified period of time.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000252967

Broader Terms used

<permissions>

Equivalent Terms used

imprimatur

Created

13yrs ago

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