A document or handwritten text that is entirely written by the person whose signature or name it bears, without assistance from others.
From Greek 'bolos' (meaning 'throw' or 'mass') combined with '-graph' (meaning 'writing'). This technical legal and literary term emerged in the 19th century to distinguish original hand-written documents from copies.
A bolograph is crucial in authentication—when scholars find a handwritten letter or will, they compare it against known samples to verify it's a true bolograph, and this detective work has revealed forged historical documents and authenticated lost masterpieces!
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