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epigraphy

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epigraphy: see inscription inscription, writing on durable material. The art is called epigraphy. Modern inscriptions are made for permanent, monumental record, as on gravestones, cornerstones, and building fronts; they are often decorative and imitative of ancient (usually Roman) methods.
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McLean, An Introduction to Greek Epigraphy of the Hellensic and Roman Periods from Alexander The Great Down to the Reign of Constantine (323 B.
Sir William Ramsay years ago studied the sites and epigraphy of Asia Minor and found much that supported the accuracy of Acts.
``They're the result of very recent and ongoing research in archaeology and epigraphy,'' said art historian Virginia Fields, co-curator of the exhibit that was five years in the planning.
 
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