Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The study or science of seals; knowledge of the kinds and uses of seals.
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- noun The
study ofseals , especially those attached todocuments .
Etymologies
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From Latin sigillum (small image), + English suffix -graphy.
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The so-called auxiliary sciences of history, i.e. palæography, diplomatics, epigraphy, numismatics, sigillography, or sphragistics, furnish practical rules that generally suffice to determine approximately the age of a manuscript.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 4: Clandestinity-Diocesan Chancery 1840-1916 1913
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To these we may add numismatics, sigillography, and especially linguistics, not so much for a surer interpretation of the texts as for procuring data from which may be conclusively established the origins of peoples and their migrations.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 4: Clandestinity-Diocesan Chancery 1840-1916 1913
oroboros commented on the word sigillography
The science or study of seals (especially those attached to documents).
May 27, 2008