Palimpsests

GPTKB entity

Statements (20)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:manuscript
gptkbp:category gptkb:historical_documents
manuscript studies
gptkbp:defines manuscripts or documents where the original writing has been erased or scraped off and overwritten with new text
gptkbp:etymology from Greek 'palimpsestos', meaning 'scraped again'
gptkbp:material parchment
vellum
gptkbp:notableExample gptkb:Archimedes_Palimpsest
gptkb:Codex_Ephraemi_Rescriptus
gptkbp:reasonForReuse scarcity and expense of writing materials
gptkbp:recoveryMethod ultraviolet light
multispectral imaging
gptkbp:significance preserve lost or otherwise unknown texts
gptkbp:studiedBy paleographers
textual critics
gptkbp:usedIn ancient and medieval times
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Vasyl_Stus
gptkb:Greek_Manuscripts
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Palimpsests