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Autographs

Scope note

Documents written in, and usually signed with, the writer's own hand; in certain legal instances, prefer "holographs."

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300028571

Broader Terms used

manuscripts

Narrower Terms used

holographs

Term used for

autograph documents

Equivalent Terms used

autograph

Created

12yrs ago

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