[Tagging] Title of maps (information=map)

[Mike Thompson]

On Tue, Nov 2, 2021 at 3:04 PM Raphael <dafadllyn at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Mon, 1 Nov 2021 at 22:54, Timmy_Tesseract <timeo.gut at hotmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > Couldn't inscription= be used for titles that are not names?
>
> Does the English word "inscription" include characters painted on
> something (German: Aufschrift) or only characters carved into
> something (German: Inschrift)? If it does also include characters
> painted on something, then `inscription` seems to be a good idea to
> me.
>
At least in American English it could be painted or otherwise "written" -
"a historical, religious, or other record cut, impressed, painted, or
written on stone, brick, metal, or other hard surface."[0]

Mike

[0] https://www.dictionary.com/browse/inscription
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