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dip·lo·mat·ics  (dpl-mtks)
n. (used with a sing. verb)
The branch of paleography that deals with the study of old official documents and determines their age and authenticity.
diplomatics [ˌdɪpləˈmætɪks]
n (functioning as singular)
1. (Library Science & Bibliography) the critical study of historical documents
2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a less common word for diplomacy
diplomatics
the critical study of original historical documents, as registers, treaties, and charters, especially from medieval periods.
See also: Manuscripts
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A diplomatic edition of the property records, including accents, is also provided.
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Jean Klene (Tempe: MRTS, 1997); The Verse Miscellany of Constance Aston Fowler: A Diplomatic Edition, ed.
The future of manuscript studies in early modern poetry by May, Steven W. / Shakespeare Studies
Achesoh's diplomatic edition reproduces an eighteenth-century copy in the Portland Papers (XXIII f 80119) now at Longlear House.
The Diary of Anne Clifford: 1616-1619 by Lewalski, Barbara K. / Renaissance Quarterly
 
 
 
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