opisthographn.adj.

Brit.

/ə(ʊ)ˈpɪsθəɡrɑːf/,

/ə(ʊ)ˈpɪsθəɡraf/, U.S.

/əˈpɪsθoʊˌɡræf/

Forms: 1600s–1700s opistograph, 1800s– opisthograph.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French opisthographe.

Etymology: < Middle French, French opisthographe, †opisthographe, noun (1546 in Rabelais as opistographe ) and adjective (1721 as opistographe ) < classical Latin opisthographus written on the back as well as the front, also opisthographum , use as noun of neuter singular of opisthographus , in phrase in opisthographō on the reverse side of a document (2nd cent. a.d.) < Hellenistic Greek ὀπισθόγραϕος < ancient Greek ὀπισθο- opistho- comb. form + -γραϕος -graph comb. form.

Greek History and Roman History.

A. n.

A text written on both sides of a papyrus or parchment. Also: a slab inscribed on both the front and back.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > writing > written text > layout > [noun] > writing on both sides or practice of

opisthograph1623

opisthography1715

1623 H. Cockeram Eng. Dict. Opistograph, a booke written on the backe side.

1693 T. Urquhart & P. A. Motteux tr. F. Rabelais 3rd Bk. Wks. Prol. 6 Giving to one of his old Acquaintance his Wallet, Books, and Opistographs [Fr. opistographes], away went he [sc. Diogenes] out of Town towards a little Hill or Promontory.

1854 G. Ripley & B. Taylor Cycl. Lit. & Fine Arts 436/2 Any ordinary MS. in which the transcriber had employed both the front and back of the papyrus was indeed an opisthograph.

1876 Encycl. Brit. V. 209/2 Not a few of the slabs..bearing a pagan inscription on one side, and a Christian one on the other. These are known as opisthographs.

1961 Speculum 36 116 The originators, the recipients, size, format, writing material, recto and verso, opisthographs.

1992 B. M. Metzger Text of New Test. i. 6 Sometimes, but not very often, the roll was written on both sides..; this was called an opisthograph.

B. adj.

= opisthographic adj. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > writing > written text > layout > [adjective] > written on both sides

opisthographical1656

opisthographal1684

opisthographic1813

opisthograph1885

1885 W. M. Lindsay in Athenæum 5 Sept. 304/2 The fragments are opisthograph.

1961 Speculum 36 115 The Basel opisthograph papyrus.

Derivatives

† opisthographal adj. Obsolete rare = opisthographic adj.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > writing > written text > layout > [adjective] > written on both sides

opisthographical1656

opisthographal1684

opisthographic1813

opisthograph1885

1684 S. E. Answer Remarks upon Dr. H. More 38 To write that which is last in the inside, and that which is first on the outside, [is] quite contrary to the mode of Opisthographal Writings.

† opisthographical adj. Obsolete rare = opisthographic adj.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > writing > written text > layout > [adjective] > written on both sides

opisthographical1656

opisthographal1684

opisthographic1813

opisthograph1885

1656 T. Blount Glossographia Opisthographical.

1678 E. Phillips New World of Words (new ed.) Opisthographical, having something written behind, or on the back.

† opisthography n. [compare French opistographie (1805)] Obsolete rare the practice of writing on both sides of a papyrus, slab, etc.; writing of this kind.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > writing > written text > layout > [noun] > writing on both sides or practice of

opisthograph1623

opisthography1715

1715 tr. G. Panciroli Hist. Memorable Things Lost I. iii. iv. 138 Some Poems of the Ancients were tedious with Opistography [L. opisthographum], or endors'd Prolixity.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	opisthograph
释义	opisthographn.adj. Brit. /ə(ʊ)ˈpɪsθəɡrɑːf/, /ə(ʊ)ˈpɪsθəɡraf/, U.S. /əˈpɪsθoʊˌɡræf/ Forms: 1600s–1700s opistograph, 1800s– opisthograph. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French opisthographe. Etymology: < Middle French, French opisthographe, †opisthographe, noun (1546 in Rabelais as opistographe ) and adjective (1721 as opistographe ) < classical Latin opisthographus written on the back as well as the front, also opisthographum , use as noun of neuter singular of opisthographus , in phrase in opisthographō on the reverse side of a document (2nd cent. a.d.) < Hellenistic Greek ὀπισθόγραϕος < ancient Greek ὀπισθο- opistho- comb. form + -γραϕος -graph comb. form. Greek History and Roman History. A. n. A text written on both sides of a papyrus or parchment. Also: a slab inscribed on both the front and back. ΘΚΠ society > communication > writing > written text > layout > [noun] > writing on both sides or practice of opisthograph1623 opisthography1715 1623 H. Cockeram Eng. Dict. Opistograph, a booke written on the backe side. 1693 T. Urquhart & P. A. Motteux tr. F. Rabelais 3rd Bk. Wks. Prol. 6 Giving to one of his old Acquaintance his Wallet, Books, and Opistographs [Fr. opistographes], away went he [sc. Diogenes] out of Town towards a little Hill or Promontory. 1854 G. Ripley & B. Taylor Cycl. Lit. & Fine Arts 436/2 Any ordinary MS. in which the transcriber had employed both the front and back of the papyrus was indeed an opisthograph. 1876 Encycl. Brit. V. 209/2 Not a few of the slabs..bearing a pagan inscription on one side, and a Christian one on the other. These are known as opisthographs. 1961 Speculum 36 116 The originators, the recipients, size, format, writing material, recto and verso, opisthographs. 1992 B. M. Metzger Text of New Test. i. 6 Sometimes, but not very often, the roll was written on both sides..; this was called an opisthograph. B. adj. = opisthographic adj. rare. ΘΚΠ society > communication > writing > written text > layout > [adjective] > written on both sides opisthographical1656 opisthographal1684 opisthographic1813 opisthograph1885 1885 W. M. Lindsay in Athenæum 5 Sept. 304/2 The fragments are opisthograph. 1961 Speculum 36 115 The Basel opisthograph papyrus. Derivatives † opisthographal adj. Obsolete rare = opisthographic adj.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. ΘΚΠ society > communication > writing > written text > layout > [adjective] > written on both sides opisthographical1656 opisthographal1684 opisthographic1813 opisthograph1885 1684 S. E. Answer Remarks upon Dr. H. More 38 To write that which is last in the inside, and that which is first on the outside, [is] quite contrary to the mode of Opisthographal Writings. † opisthographical adj. Obsolete rare = opisthographic adj.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. ΘΚΠ society > communication > writing > written text > layout > [adjective] > written on both sides opisthographical1656 opisthographal1684 opisthographic1813 opisthograph1885 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Opisthographical. 1678 E. Phillips New World of Words (new ed.) Opisthographical, having something written behind, or on the back. † opisthography n. [compare French opistographie (1805)] Obsolete rare the practice of writing on both sides of a papyrus, slab, etc.; writing of this kind.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. ΘΚΠ society > communication > writing > written text > layout > [noun] > writing on both sides or practice of opisthograph1623 opisthography1715 1715 tr. G. Panciroli Hist. Memorable Things Lost I. iii. iv. 138 Some Poems of the Ancients were tedious with Opistography [L. opisthographum], or endors'd Prolixity. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1623
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