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diplomatics

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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 (Library Science & Bibliography) the critical study of historical documents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the critical study of original historical documents, as registers, treaties, and charters, especially from medieval periods.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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The University of British Columbia's work emphasizes the reliability and authenticity of electronic records, using diplomatics as a basis.
Everything you wanted to know about DoD 5015.2: the standard is not a ... by Gable, Julie / Information Management Journal
I attended excellent lectures and seminars on medicval history by Karl Hampe and by Friedrich Baethgen from whom I learned much about medieval rhetoric (ars dictandi) and about diplomatics, chronology and other auxiliary disciplines which were to be very important for my later work.
Iter Kristellerianum: the European journey (1905-1939) by King, Margaret L. / Renaissance Quarterly
While the description of this project seems highly theoretical, advocates for such work argue that it is the diplomatics approach that provides the soundest means by which to manage electronic records over the long term since it is based on centuries of prior experience in working with records rather than the shifting sand of information technologies that are here today, gone tomorrow.
APPROACHES TO Electronic Records Management by COX, RICHARD J. / Information Management Journal
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