A palimpsest is a manuscript page that has been scraped off and used again.
Palimpsest may also refer to:
Books and journals Palimpsest (novel), by Catherynne M. Valente, 2009 Palimpsest (novella), by Charles Stross, 2009 Palimpsest, a memoir by Gore Vidal, 1995 Palimpsest: Documents From a Korean Adoption, a graphic novel and memoir by Lisa Wool-Rim Sjöblom, 2019 Palimpsests: Literature in the Second Degree, a book by Gérard Genette, 1982 Palimpsest (journal), an academic journal about women of the African diaspora The Palimpsest, now Iowa Heritage Illustrated, a journal of the State Historical Society of Iowa Palimpsest Press, a Canadian book publishing company
Music Palimpsest (album), a 2020 album by Protest the Hero Palimpsest (Xenakis), a chamber music composition by Iannis Xenakis, 1979 Palimpsest I and Palimpsest II, orchestral compositions by George Benjamin
Science and technology Palimpsest (geology), a geographical feature Palimpsest (planetary astronomy), a type of crater on a terrestrial planet or moon of the Solar System Palimpsest (software) or GNOME Disks, a Linux disk utility
Other uses Palimpsest (podcast), a horror podcast
See also Palimpsestis or Tethea, a genus of moths