Statements (19)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:manuscript
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| 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'
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Palimpsests
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| 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
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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