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This week's term: palimpsest
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palimpsest

 
 
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[This is a revised term.]

n. ~ a recording medium that is used, then cleaned and reused one or more times

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“When incomplete or previously undiscovered materials are compiled in DVDs, new palimpsests for the individual bits and new narratives about their wholeness within the history of cinema are presented to the public for the first time.” (Ricci 2008, 451)

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Manuscripts, Preservation and Conservation

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