noun
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A person’s own handwriting, especially the signature of a famous or admired person.
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A manuscript in the author’s handwriting.
verb
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To sign, or write one’s name or signature on a book etc
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To write something in one's own handwriting
adjective
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Written in the author’s own handwriting.
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Made by the artist himself or herself; authentic.
Examples of autograph in a Sentence
It took twenty minutes for him to weave his way through the crowd to the autograph table.
They found three letters with his signature; collectors were very excited to have these instances of his autograph.
The circle of autograph hunters around us didn't distract him.
His autograph manuscripts and his large and valuable library passed to his eldest son, Philippe du Fresne, who died unmarried in 1692.
The writer's autograph, if it is preserved after it has been through the hands of the printer, has seldom more than an antiquarian value.
This can be the result of someone tracing an autograph.
In October 1908 came the bombshell of the Austrian annexation of Bosnia, announced to King Victor Emmanuel and to other rulers by autograph letters from the emperor-king.
This copy, bearing the king's autograph inscription, afterwards came into the possession of Sir William Vernon Harcourt, Motley's son-in-law.
His use of the autograph here may have been to prevent any suspicion of a forgery or to mark the personal emphasis of his message.
How to raise money for your company - by holding a celebrity autograph auction.
Only about a quarter of the total number of paragraphs are identical with passages to be found in the master's existing autograph notebooks.
Three autograph letters of his, all in French, and of the years 1364-1366, are preserved, one at the British Museum, one at the Record Office, a third at New College, Oxford.
A rare autograph most seen on the market are forgerys.
Hank from the Midwest even asked him for his autograph.
On one occasion when Colonel Napier was called from home on foreign service, these papers, together with a portrait of John Napier and a Bible with his autograph, were deposited for safety in a room of the house at Milliken, in Renfrewshire.
The ruins first became known to Europe through the visit of Dr William Halifax of Aleppo in 1691; his Relation of a voyage to Tadmor has been printed from his autograph in the Pal.
P g P P ment a royal autograph letter stating the reasons which had actuated the king in taking this course, and giving as the task of the new ministry the continuance of negotiations with the Coalition on the basis of the exclusion of the language question.
The complete autograph of the biography, acquired by John Bigelow in 1867 from its French owners, upon collation with Temple Franklin's edition showed that the latter contained 1200 emasculations and that it omitted entirely what had been written in 1790.
If the autograph of a work is not accessible, there is no means of distinguishing between the involuntary errors of a scribe and the involuntary errors- "slips of pen" - of an author.
It may be added that the Venetians prided themselves on possessing, not only the body of St Mark, but also the autograph of his Gospel; this autograph, however, proved on examination to be only part of a 6th-century book of the Gospels, the remainder of which was published by Bianchini as the Evangeliarium forojuliense; the Venetian part of this MS. was found some years ago to have been wholly destroyed by damp.
Isabella Gonzaga again begged, in an autograph letter, that she might have a painting by his hand, but her request was put off; he did her, however, one small service by examining and reporting on some jewelled vases, formerly the property of Lorenzo de' Medici, which had been offered her.
Another autograph is reported to be preserved at Malihabad in the Lucknow district, but has not, so far as known, been seen by a European.
There we must figure to ourselves the philosopher, constantly referring to his autograph rolls; entering references and cross-references; correcting, rewriting, collecting and arranging them according to their subjects; showing as well as reading them to his pupils; with little thought of publication, but with his whole soul concentrated on being and truth.
If you come across a rare book with an author autograph, prepare to pay a lot for it.
She appeared at various Hollywood celebrity shows and autograph sessions, but that seems to be the extent of her public appearances these days.
The official jewelry set is also complete with an authentic autograph card.
It may not seem like much, but Katie, unlike some other celebrity sites, will actually autograph her calendars, clothing, etc, herself.
Moreover, if you have a specific placement for that autograph (for example, on your birthday month) she'll do that too.
Unfortunately, a Certificate of Authenticity does not guarantee you have an authentic autograph.
People willing to forge an autograph and sell it will think nothing of doing the same with a Certificate of Authenticity.
Luard supposes that Matthew never intended his work to see the light in its present form, and many passages of the autograph have against them the note offendiculum, which shows that the writer understood the danger which he ran.
Its decision, of ter being communicated to the sovereigns of the powers signatory to the treaty of Berlin, in a series of autograph letters from the emperor Francis Joseph, was made known to Bosnia and Herzegovina in an imperial rescript published on the 7th of October 1908.
It has been greatly strengthened by the discovery of a MS. which was presented by Bishop Leidrad of Lyons with an autograph inscription to the altar of St Stephen in'that town;some time before 814.
Autograph copies of his work De Ecclesia and of the controversial tracts which he had written against Paletz and Stanislaus of Znaim having been acknowledged by him, the extracted propositions on which the prosecution based their charge of heresy were read; but as soon as the accused began to enter upon his defence, he.
Temple Franklin, deciding to print, got from le Veillard the copy sent to him in 1788 (sending in return the original with autograph alterations and the final addition), and from the copy published (London, 1817) an edition supposed to be authentic and complete.
He never, as long as he could write, was known to refuse his autograph, and so far was he from trying to protect himself from intruders that he rarely drew the blinds of his study windows at night, though that study was on the ground floor and faced the street.
A knightly celibate, his stainless life, his ardour, caused him to be termed a Yankee Galahad; a pure and simple heart was laid bare to those who loved him in " My Psalm," " My Triumph " and " An Autograph."
An autograph letter of the emperor Francis (May 29) assured him that no peace would be concluded by which Tirol would again be separated from the Austrian monarchy, and Hofer, believing his work accomplished, returned to his home.
Nicholas Courtney signing autograph 's at a show in Alfreton Derbyshire in late 2001.
From an early 1960s autograph book obtained NE England containing a few other low key UK entertainers.
Just fill out the form below and The Scary Guy will personally autograph a copy.. .
Always a problem but much more seriously in recent years the most serious enemy of the genuine autograph collector has emerged; the forger!
They get so many requests for an autograph, they end writing something totally illegible.
They were then re-edited from the autograph manuscript by Geruzez (Paris, 1844), and by Champollion-Figeac with the Mazarinades, &c. (Paris, 1859).
By the 12th of July, de Silva, the Spanish ambassador, reports on the authority of the French ambassador that du Croc, French envoy to Scotland, avers that Mary's Scottish enemies have autograph letters of hers proving her guilt, and himself possesses copies.
It was long supposed that the autograph of Shakespeare in a copy of Florio 's translation showed his study of the Essays.
The autograph has been disputed, but divers passages, and especially one in The Tempest, show that at first or second hand the poet was acquainted with the essayist.
In an adjoining room are preserved a bronze tablet dating from 117 B.C. (see below), two autograph letters of Columbus, and the violin of Paganini, also a native of Genoa.
Autograph eyeliner is applied with an applicator wand with a slim brush.
For example, a Donald layout could include individual photos of your kids with the funny duck, as well as his autograph and a stray feather or two.