Holograph
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A holograph (from ancient Greek ὅλος holos “whole, complete” and γράφειν gráfein “draw, write”, also holographone , holograph , holograph ) is a document made entirely by hand by the signatory. The opposite, a document written by someone else's hand, is called an allograph .
literature
- Holographone . In: Meyers Konversations-Lexikon . 4th edition. Volume 8, Verlag des Bibliographisches Institut, Leipzig / Vienna 1885–1892, p. 661.