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Tuesday, August 17, 2010

PALIMPSEST

palimpsest:

- a manuscript page from a scroll or book, usually of papyrus or parchment, which has been scraped off and used again

- an object that its older layer or aspect is apparent beneath its surface

A sample palimpsest.

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