autograph
Sign in to savethumb|upright=1.35|"B-A-C-H is beginning and end of all music", signed autograph document by [[Max Reger (dated 7 May 1912)]]An autograph is a person's own handwriting or signature. The word autograph comes from Ancient Greek (, autós, "self" and , 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.
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- History
- Autograph manuscript
- Celebrity's signature
- See also
- References
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thumb|upright=1.35|"B-A-C-H is beginning and end of all music", signed autograph document by [[Max Reger (dated 7 May 1912)]]An autograph is a person's own handwriting or signature. The word autograph comes from Ancient Greek (, autós, "self" and , 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==
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