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Meaning of PALIMPSEST

(gr. "erased again").
Due to the high cost of the skin for the preparation of parchments, already used parchments were frequently used, scraping and polishing them, so that they could be written on again.

(gr. "erased again").
Due to the high cost of the skin for the preparation of parchments, already used parchments were frequently used, scraping and polishing them, so that they could be written on again.

Using chemical methods, superficially erased writing can now be read.
Several palimpsests are known, the most famous of which is the "Codex Ephraemi."

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