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noun

Holograph n.

A document, as a letter, deed, or will, wholly in the handwriting of the person from whom it proceeds and whose act it purports to be.

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Etymology of 'Holograph'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Holograph" Quotes from Famous Books

... of Literary Property, will SELL by AUCTION, at their Great Room, 191. Piccadilly, on Wednesday, October 26th, a Small but very Interesting Collection of Autograph Letters and Historical Papers: amongst which are Two Holograph Letters of Oliver Cromwell, many others signed by him; a Letter of Richard Cromwell; a Holograph Letter of Martin Luther; many Interesting and Rare Letters connected with the History of Denmark and Sweden, relating to the affair of Count Struensee, &c.—Catalogues will ...

— Notes and Queries, Number 208, October 22, 1853 • Various

... literary tastes, and had written books in his day. But his chief celebrity was as an acquirer of those of others, provided always that they were old enough or rare enough. An item never passed into his possession without at once ipso facto gaining new attributes, almost invariably worded in a holograph memorandum on the fly-leaf. Daniel was in the market at a fortunate and peculiar juncture, just when prices were depressed, about the time of the great Heber sale. His marvellous gleanings came to the hammer precisely ...

— The Book-Hunter in London - Historical and Other Studies of Collectors and Collecting • William Roberts

Words linked to "Holograph" : exposure, roll, picture, manuscript, leaf-book, codex, hologram, autograph, pic, photo