Question

Which of the following options best describes the field of palaeography?

• A. The study of the history of life on Earth as based on fossils
• B. The study of ancient handwriting, usually in ink
• C. The study of written matter on hard and durable material, such as rock inscriptions
• D. The study of human personality through writing

Answer 1

The correct option is B The study of ancient handwriting, usually in ink

The study of fossils is called palaeontology. The study of human personality through writing, or the analysis of handwriting, is known as graphology.

The difference between epigraphy and palaeography is that palaeographers deal more with scripts and ink. Epigraphy, meanwhile, deals with the study of writing on durable material.