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{{Short description|Personal signature}} | ||
| {{Distinguish|Signature|Audograph}} | |||
| {{About|<!--autograph as manuscripts written by their authors and celebrity's signatures-->|autograph as manuscript written by its author|Autograph (manuscript)|collecting of autographs|Autograph collecting|other uses}} | {{About|<!--autograph as manuscripts written by their authors and celebrity's signatures-->|autograph as manuscript written by its author|Autograph (manuscript)|collecting of autographs|Autograph collecting|other uses}} | ||
| ] is beginning and end of all music", signed autograph document by ] (dated 7 May 1912)]] | ] is beginning and end of all music", signed autograph document by ] (dated 7 May 1912)]] | ||
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| ⚫ | An '''autograph''' is a person's own handwriting or signature. The word ''autograph'' comes from ] ({{lang|grc|]}}, ''autós'', "self" and {{lang|grc|]}}, ''gráphō'', "write"), and can mean more specifically:<ref name="EB1911">{{Cite EB1911|wstitle=Autographs|first=Edward Maunde|last=Thompson|volume=3|pages=45–47}}</ref><ref name="Webster's">] (ed.), 1981. '']'', p. 147. {{ISBN|0-87779-206-2}}</ref> | ||
| ⚫ | * a ] written by the author of its content.<ref name="EB1911" /><ref name="Webster's" /> In this meaning the term ''autograph'' can often be used interchangeably with ].<ref name="EB1911" /><ref name="Tomita">{{cite book |last1=Tomita |first1=Yo |
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| ⚫ | An '''autograph''' is a person's own ] or ]. The word ''autograph'' comes from ] ({{lang|grc|]}}, ''autós'', "self" and {{lang|grc|]}}, ''gráphō'', "write"), and can mean more specifically:<ref name="EB1911">{{Cite EB1911|wstitle=Autographs|first=Edward Maunde|last=Thompson|volume=3|pages=45–47}}</ref><ref name="Webster's">] (ed.), 1981. '']'', p. 147. {{ISBN|0-87779-206-2}}</ref> | ||
| ⚫ | * a ] written by the author of its content.<ref name="EB1911" /><ref name="Webster's" /> In this meaning the term ''autograph'' can often be used interchangeably with ].<ref name="EB1911" /><ref name="Tomita">{{cite book |last1=Tomita |first1=Yo |date=2016 |chapter=Autographs, Copies and Original Manuscripts |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SCklDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA52 |editor1-last=Leaver |editor1-first=Robin A. |title=The Routledge Research Companion to Johann Sebastian Bach |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SCklDwAAQBAJ |publisher=Taylor & Francis |pages=52–54 |isbn=9781315452807 }}</ref> | ||
| * a celebrity's handwritten ].<ref name="Webster's" /> ] is the activity of collecting such autographs.<ref name="EB1911" /> | * a celebrity's handwritten ].<ref name="Webster's" /> ] is the activity of collecting such autographs.<ref name="EB1911" /> | ||
| ==History== | ==History== | ||
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| What might be considered the oldest "autograph" is a ] clay table from about 3100 BC which includes the name of the scribe Gar.Ama. |
What might be considered the oldest "autograph" is a ] clay 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 of ] from 1098.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=W-MIChVmZwQC&pg=PA101|title=The Quest for El Cid|first=Richard A.|last=Fletcher|date=1 January 1989|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=9780195069556|via=Google Books}}</ref> | ||
| ==Autograph manuscript== | ==Autograph manuscript== | ||
| {{main article|Autograph (manuscript)}} | {{main article|Autograph (manuscript)}} | ||
| "Autograph" can refer to a ] transcribed entirely in the handwriting of its ], as opposed to a ] document or one written by an ] or a ]. This meaning overlaps that of "]".<ref name="Tomita" /> | "Autograph" can refer to a ] transcribed entirely in the handwriting of its ], as opposed to a ] document or one written by an ] or a ]. This meaning overlaps that of "]".<ref name="Tomita" /> | ||
| ==Celebrity's signature== | ==Celebrity's signature== | ||
| ], autograph (likely for a fan's collection) at bottom.]] | |||
| ]'s ] on the ]]] | |||
| {{main article|Autograph collecting}} | {{main article|Autograph collecting}} | ||
| ] is the hobby of collecting autographs of famous persons.<ref name="EB1911" /> Some of the most popular categories of autograph subjects are ]s, ] ]s, ]s, ]s, ]s, ] and ]s, ]s, ]s, and ]s.{{ |
] is the hobby of collecting autographs of famous persons.<ref name="EB1911" /> Some of the most popular categories of autograph subjects are ]s, ] ]s, ]s, ]s, ]s, ] and ]s, ]s, ]s, and ]s.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Collection: Autograph Collection {{!}} USF Libraries - Tampa Special Collections ArchivesSpace |url=https://archives.lib.usf.edu/repositories/2/resources/53 |access-date=2023-02-03 |website=archives.lib.usf.edu}}</ref> | ||
| ==See also== | ==See also == | ||
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* {{Annotated link |Asemic writing}} | ||
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* {{Annotated link |Profiles in History}} | ||
| * ], stone blocks with depicted signatures | |||
| * {{Annotated link |Autograph show}} | |||
| * {{Annotated link |Law of agency#Allograph}}, specifically a signature made by an agent on behalf of a principal | |||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
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{{Reflist|30em}} | ||
| ==Further reading== | ==Further reading== | ||
| * ''Collecting Autographs and Manuscripts'' by Charles Hamilton, Univ. of Oklahoma Press, 1961, 269 pages. | * ''Collecting Autographs and Manuscripts'' by Charles Hamilton, Univ. of Oklahoma Press, 1961, 269 pages. | ||
| * ''Autographs and Manuscripts: A Collector's Manual'' edited by Ed Berkeley, Charles Scribner's Sons Pub., 1978, 565 pages. | * ''Autographs and Manuscripts: A Collector's Manual'' edited by Ed Berkeley, Charles Scribner's Sons Pub., 1978, 565 pages. | ||
| *T.J. Brown's series on Autographs in ]. | |||
| ==External links== | ==External links== | ||
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{{Commons category|Autographs}} | ||
| * {{HathiTrust Catalog|008611000|The Autograph}} (early 20th-century periodical, full view) | * {{HathiTrust Catalog|008611000|The Autograph}} (early 20th-century periodical, full view) | ||
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Latest revision as of 11:22, 10 October 2024
Personal signature Not to be confused with Signature or Audograph. For autograph as manuscript written by its author, see Autograph (manuscript). For collecting of autographs, see Autograph collecting. For other uses, see Autograph (disambiguation).
An autograph is a person's own handwriting or signature. The word autograph comes from Ancient Greek (αὐτός, autós, "self" and γράφω, gráphō, "write"), and can mean more specifically:
- a manuscript written by the author of its content. In this meaning the term autograph can often be used interchangeably with holograph.
- a celebrity's handwritten signature. Autograph collecting is the activity of collecting such autographs.
History
 | This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (December 2019) |
What might be considered the oldest "autograph" is a Sumerian clay 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 of El Cid from 1098.
Autograph manuscript
Main article: Autograph (manuscript)"Autograph" can refer to a document transcribed entirely in the handwriting of its author, as opposed to a typeset document or one written by an amanuensis or a copyist. This meaning overlaps that of "holograph".
Celebrity's signature
Autograph collecting is the hobby of collecting autographs of famous persons. Some of the most popular categories of autograph subjects are presidents, military soldiers, athletes, movie stars, artists, social and religious leaders, scientists, astronauts, and authors.
See also
- Asemic writing – Wordless open semantic form of writing
- Profiles in History – Auction house in Los Angeles, California
- Memorial to the 56 Signers of the Declaration of Independence, stone blocks with depicted signatures
- Autograph show – Meeting of autograph collectors
- Law of agency#Allograph – Person representing another person in legal matters, and the laws enabling this, specifically a signature made by an agent on behalf of a principal
References
- ^ Thompson, Edward Maunde (1911). "Autographs" . In Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 3 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 45–47.
- ^ Gove, Philip B. (ed.), 1981. Webster's Third New International Dictionary, p. 147. ISBN 0-87779-206-2
- ^ 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.
- 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. Retrieved 2023-02-03.
Further reading
- Collecting Autographs and Manuscripts by Charles Hamilton, Univ. of Oklahoma Press, 1961, 269 pages.
- Autographs and Manuscripts: A Collector's Manual edited by Ed Berkeley, Charles Scribner's Sons Pub., 1978, 565 pages.
- T.J. Brown's series on Autographs in The Book Collector.
External links
- The Autograph at the HathiTrust Digital Library (early 20th-century periodical, full view)