EPIGRAPH
Ep"i*graph, n. Etym: [Gr. épigraphe. See Epigram.]
1. Any inscription set upon a building; especially, one which has to do with the building itself, its founding or dedication.
2. (Literature)
Defn: A citation from some author, or a sentence framed for the purpose, placed at the beginning of a work or of its separate divisions; a motto.
EPIGRAPHIC; EPIGRAPHICAL
Ep`i*graph"ic, Ep`i*graph"ic*al, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to epigraphs or to epigraphy; as, an epigraphic style; epigraphical works or studies.
EPIGRAPHICS
Ep`i*graph"ics, n.
Defn: The science or study of epigraphs.
EPIGRAPHIST
E*pig"ra*phist, n.
Defn: A student of, or one versed in, epigraphy.