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Prosopography is a discipline that uses the methods of genealogy, demography, psychology, psychography, onomastics, numismatics and other special historical disciplines to study a person.
The term "prosopography" was introduced into historical science in the 19th century.
One of the directions of prosopographic research is the creation of collective biographies of groups of people united by a certain characteristic: family, professional, social, political, ethnic, etc.
Prosopography deals with the search, attribution and compilation of biographical and all other data (appearance, character traits and personal qualities, family ties, sphere of activity, career, various life circumstances, etc.) about persons mentioned in historical sources, with the aim of maximally a complete reproduction of the past as the history of people.

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Codicology is a special historical discipline, the subject of which is the study of a handwritten book written on parchment or paper as a monument of material and spiritual culture.
In the work of the scientist B. Montfaucon "Library of Libraries" (1739), the problem of codicological study of the book was first raised. The term "codicology" became popular in the 1920s and 1930s thanks to the French researcher Chorles Samarand.
Only during the 1940s and 1950s codicology become an independent historical and philological discipline, separated from paleography. In 1949, A. Den introduced the term "codicology" into scientific circulation in the work "Les manuscrits".

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Sphragistic cover the art of making seals, the legal norms of the use of seals, the science of seals.
Sphragistic appeared for the first time in Egypt and Babylon. Stamp law was regulated during the early days of Kyivan Rus. The science of printing began in the 13th century in the lands of modern Germany.
The earliest mention of the ancient Ukrainian seal can be found in the annals in the "Contract of Prince Igor Rurikovich with the Greeks" in 945. P

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Genealogy (γενεά - "family", λόγος - "science") is a historical discipline that studies the origin of family ties, the history of genera and families. Oral traditions, historical records, genealogical analysis, and other sources that can confirm the kinship of family members are used to study genealogy. Genealogy is related to:
heraldry, diplomacy, local history, eugenics, history, etc.
Desires for family history are usually formed due to several motives, including the desire to determine the place of one's family in history, a sense of responsibility to preserve the past for future generations.
Genealogists, as a rule, research their own genealogy, or the genealogy of their spouse. Professional genealogists also conduct research for others, publish books, teach, or produce their own databases. They may work for genealogy companies that provide software or produce materials useful to hobbyists and other professional genealogists. They help to find out not only where and when people lived, but also their lifestyle, biography and motivation in certain situations. This is often due to outdated legislation, old political boundaries, migration trends, socio-economic, historical or religious conditions.

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Bibliography (Greek: βιβλιον - book and γραφω - write) is a branch of knowledge about a book, newspaper or other library document, the tasks of which are:
identification, accounting, description, systematization and qualitative analysis of printed works;

compilation of various bibliographic manuals that facilitate and promote better use of printed products for scientific, practical and educational purposes;

development of principles and methods of bibliography of printed works and organization of bibliographic work.
Bibliography appeared in the ancient world. Known bibliographic tables of 120 scrolls in the 3rd century. to n. compiled by the Greek Callimachus based on the catalogs of the Library of Alexandria. But bibliographers were actually called copyists of books then. Much later, the term bibliography began to be used to describe books. The first work on the bibliography of printed works is considered to be the book of the Swiss scientist K. Gesner "The General Library".

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Dendrochronology (or tree ring dating) is a scientific dating method based on the analysis of the growth of annual tree rings. This method was discovered and developed during the 20th century. by A. E. Douglass. This technique allows you to date the wood with accuracy to the calendar year.
With the help of dendrochronological methods, it is possible to accurately determine the calendar year of the formation of the annual ring for most types of tree species.
The main areas of application of dating results are: paleoecology (when data are used to reconstruct past ecological phenomena); archaeology (for dating old buildings, etc) and radiocarbon dating (to determine the content of the C14 isotope).

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Bonistics — the study and collection of paper currency and banknotes. A bonist is a collector of banknotes or paper money, a kind of hobby.
The study of paper money plays a great role for history, since any ancient money signs testify to the economic and political life of a society at a certain time. In addition, many bons have significant artistic value.

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Vexillology (flagology, from Latin vexillum - "flag" and Greek. λογος - "science") is a special historical discipline that studies flags, standards, banners, pennants and other means of signaling that perform the functions of symbols.
As a separate special historical discipline, vexillology has been treated since the end of the 1950s, when this term was first used. Sometimes it continues to be considered a part of heraldry.
The term was introduced in 1957 by the American scientist Whitney Smith.
Related disciplines: iconography, emblematics, phaleristics, spragistics.