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mirror-writing

[ mir-er-rahy-ting ]

noun

  1. backward writing that resembles a mirror image of ordinary script.


mirror writing

noun

  1. backward writing that forms a mirror image of normal writing
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Origin of mirror-writing1

First recorded in 1770–80
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Rather too much time is spent repeating staged close-ups of a left hand sketching in ink or applying paint, or else executing inscrutable mirror-writing on parchment — Leonardo’s secretive signature method — coupled with explanatory voice-over.

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The collection features his famous mirror-writing as well as diagrams, drawings and texts covering a range of topics in art and science.

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Later this year, The British Library in London is set to showcase a number of Leonardo da Vinci's most important notebooks, all written in his famous “mirror-writing.”

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To commemorate the anniversary, the British Library in London is set to showcase a number of Leonardo’s most important notebooks, all written in his famous “mirror-writing.”

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The British Library in London is set to showcase a number of Leonardo da Vinci's most important notebooks, all written in his famous “mirror-writing.”

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