PAKS, a town of Hungary, county of Tolna, stands on the right bank of the Danube, 62 miles S. of Buda. The inhabitants are chiefly employed in the culture of the vine, and in sturgeon-fishing. There are two churches and a synagogue, a cattle market, and it has some trade in corn. Pop. (1846) 7310.
PALÆOGRAPHY (παλαιος, ancient, and γραφος, to write), is that branch of knowledge which has to do with the interpretation of ancient inscriptions and documents. (See ARCHÆOLOGY, DIPLOMATICS, HIEROGLYPHICS, and EGYPT. For an account of the catalogues of manuscripts in the British Museum and elsewhere, see LIBRARIES.)