Autograph

Anautographis a person's ownhandwritingorsignature.The wordautographcomes fromAncient Greek(αὐτός,autós,"self" andγράφω,gráphō,"write" ), and can mean more specifically:^[1]^[2]

amanuscriptwritten by the author of its content.^[1]^[2]In this meaning the termautographcan often be used interchangeably withholograph.^[1]^[3]
a celebrity's handwrittensignature.^[2]Autograph collectingis the activity of collecting such autographs.^[1]

History

What might be considered the oldest "autograph" is aSumerianclay table from about 3100 BC which includes the name of the scribe Gar.Ama. No ancient written autographs have been found, and the earliest one known for a major historical figure is that ofEl Cidfrom 1098.^[4]

Autograph manuscript

"Autograph" can refer to adocumenttranscribed entirely in the handwriting of itsauthor,as opposed to atypesetdocument or one written by anamanuensisor acopyist.This meaning overlaps that of "holograph".^[3]

Celebrity's signature

Autograph collectingis the hobby of collecting autographs of famous persons.^[1]Some of the most popular categories of autograph subjects arepresidents,military soldiers,athletes,movie stars,artists,socialandreligious leaders,scientists,astronauts,andauthors.^[5]

References

^^a ^b ^c ^d ^eThompson, Edward Maunde (1911)."Autographs".InChisholm, Hugh(ed.).Encyclopædia Britannica.Vol. 3 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 45–47.
^^a ^b ^cGove, Philip B.(ed.), 1981.Webster's Third New International Dictionary,p. 147.ISBN 0-87779-206-2
^^a ^bTomita, Yo (2016)."Autographs, Copies and Original Manuscripts".In Leaver, Robin A. (ed.).The Routledge Research Companion to Johann Sebastian Bach.Taylor & Francis. pp. 52–54.ISBN 9781315452807.
^Fletcher, Richard A. (1 January 1989).The Quest for El Cid.Oxford University Press.ISBN 9780195069556– via Google Books.
^"Collection: Autograph Collection | USF Libraries - Tampa Special Collections ArchivesSpace".archives.lib.usf.edu.Retrieved2023-02-03.

External links

The Autographat theHathiTrust Digital Library(early 20th-century periodical, full view)

[EB1911-1] Thompson, Edward Maunde (1911)."Autographs".InChisholm, Hugh(ed.).Encyclopædia Britannica.Vol. 3 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 45–47.

[Webster's-2] Gove, Philip B.(ed.), 1981.Webster's Third New International Dictionary,p. 147.ISBN 0-87779-206-2

[Tomita-3] Tomita, Yo (2016)."Autographs, Copies and Original Manuscripts".In Leaver, Robin A. (ed.).The Routledge Research Companion to Johann Sebastian Bach.Taylor & Francis. pp. 52–54.ISBN 9781315452807.

[4] Fletcher, Richard A. (1 January 1989).The Quest for El Cid.Oxford University Press.ISBN 9780195069556– via Google Books.

[5] "Collection: Autograph Collection | USF Libraries - Tampa Special Collections ArchivesSpace".archives.lib.usf.edu.Retrieved2023-02-03.

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