Autograph

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An autograph is a document written entirely in the handwriting of its author, as opposed to a typeset document or one transcribed by an amanuensis or a copyist (see allography). The meaning overlaps with that of the word holograph.

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As the word is used by non-historians, it has come to mean a person's signature. This term is used in particular for the practice of collecting autographs of celebrities.

Autograph: Historians' and laypersons' understanding ►

Typeset: REDIRECT Typesetting...

Amanuensis: Amanuensis (plural: amanuenses) has more than one meaning:...

Allography: Allography, from the Greek for "other writing", has several meanings which all relate to how words and sounds are written down....

Autograph related Images and Photos (experimental)

Volume Iii: Letter-Autograph Tuesday March 11 2002	Autograph Letter from William of Nogaret March 1303	Autograph Manuscript Cantata Bwv 180 'schmucke Dich O Liebe Seele' by J.S. Bach	NHL Series 24 Robyn Regehr Action Figure with Autograph
NHL Series 24 Jonas Gustavsson Action Figure with Autograph

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►	Introduction
►	Historians' and laypersons' understanding
►	Customs
►	Free-of-charge autographs
►	Forgeries
►	Demands on celebrities
►	Categories of celebrities
►	Glossary
►	Autograph collecting: caution about fakes
►	Fakes - forgeries
►	References on autograph collecting
►	See also
►	External links

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