Autograph

:An article about a record label is titled Autograph Records.

Historians' and laypersons' understanding

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.

Related Topics:
Typeset - Amanuensis - Copyist - Allography - 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.

Related Topics:
Signature - Celebrities

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