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In medieval times, when photocopiers didn't exist, scribes would make multiple copies of the same document, on a single piece of parchment, and separate them for each party. Today's blogpost analyses an early example of a 'chirograph', dating from 1175. blogs.bl.uk/digitisedmanus…

In medieval times, when photocopiers didn't exist, scribes would make multiple copies of the same document, on a single piece of parchment, and separate them for each party. Today's blogpost analyses an early example of a 'chirograph', dating from 1175. blogs.bl.uk/digitisedmanus…