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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In classical antiquity, a manuscript written, contrary to custom, on the back as well as the front of the roll of papyrus or parchment.
- noun A slab inscribed on the back as well as the front, the side bearing the original inscription having been turned to the wall, and the other side utilized for a later inscription.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Any early
document (such as a roll ofpapyrus ) that haswriting on the back as well as the front - noun Any early
book that hasletterpress printing on both sides of the page
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It was a common practice in Greek and Latin lands to make use of slabs already inscribed, i.e. to take the reverse of a slab containing a heathen inscription for the inscribing of a Christian one; such a slab is called an opisthograph.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 8: Infamy-Lapparent 1840-1916 1913
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