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Document written by hand
A manuscript (abbreviated MS for singular and MSS for plural) was, traditionally, any document written by hand or typewritten, as opposed to mechanically
Manuscript
15th-century codex in an unknown script
The Voynich manuscript is an illustrated codex, hand-written in an unknown script referred to as Voynichese. The vellum on which it is written has been
Voynich_manuscript
Manuscript in which the text is supplemented by decoration
An illuminated manuscript is a formally prepared document where the text is decorated with flourishes such as borders and miniature illustrations. Often
Illuminated_manuscript
Topics referred to by the same term
to: Manuscript (publishing) Manuscript, typographic style of block letters Manuscript, a typeface produced by Grafotechna in the mid 1940s Manuscripts (journal)
Manuscript_(disambiguation)
Ancient mathematical text
The Bakhshali manuscript is an ancient Indian mathematical text written on birch bark that was found in 1881 in the village of Bakhshali, Mardan (near
Bakhshali_manuscript
Handwritten copy of a portion of the Bible
A biblical manuscript is any handwritten copy of a portion of the text of the Bible. Biblical manuscripts vary in size from tiny scrolls containing individual
Biblical_manuscript
Manuscripts preserved in Timbuktu, Mali
Timbuktu Manuscripts, or Tombouctou Manuscripts, is a blanket term for the large number of historically significant manuscripts that have been preserved
Timbuktu_Manuscripts
Literary technique
A found manuscript (also, discovered manuscript, imaginary manuscript, pseudobiblia) refers to a literary trope in which a work of literature makes a
Found_manuscript
Work that an author submits to a publisher or editor for publication
A manuscript is the work that an author submits to a publisher, editor, or producer for publication. Especially in academic publishing, manuscript can
Manuscript_(publishing)
4th-century handwritten Bible copy in Greek
MS 43725), also called the Sinai Bible, is a fourth-century Christian manuscript of a Greek Bible, containing the majority of the Greek Old Testament,
Codex_Sinaiticus
Conventions regarding how to submit material to publishers
Standard manuscript format is a formatting style for manuscripts of short stories, novels, poems and other literary works submitted by authors to publishers
Standard_manuscript_format
Early Quranic palimpsest
Ṣanʽā’ 1 or DAM 01-27.1) or Sanaa Quran is one of the oldest Quranic manuscripts in existence and is important for textual criticism in Quranic studies
Sanaa_manuscript
Glagolitic manuscripts (1300–1399) List of Glagolitic manuscripts (1400–1499) List of Glagolitic manuscripts (1500–1599) List of Glagolitic manuscripts (1600–1699)
Lists of Glagolitic manuscripts
Lists_of_Glagolitic_manuscripts
Erlangen Manuscript (Serbian: Ерлангенски рукопис) is a Serbian Cyrillic manuscript dated between 1716 and 1733 that contains one of the earliest written
Erlangen_Manuscript
Oldest known or surviving philosophical manuscript in Sanskrit
The Spitzer Manuscript is the oldest surviving philosophical manuscript in Sanskrit, and possibly the oldest discovered Sanskritic manuscript of any type
Spitzer_Manuscript
Temska Manuscript (Bulgarian: Темски ръкопис, Serbian: Темски рукопис/Temski rukopis) is a collection of writings from 1764, compiled by the monk Kiril
Temska_manuscript
Colonial Brazilian document telling of the discovery of a lost city
Manuscript 512 (Portuguese: Manuscrito 512) is a ten-page manuscript of dubious veracity and unknown authorship that relates the discovery of a "lost city"
Manuscript_512
Hijazi-script Quranic manuscript
The Birmingham Quran manuscript comprises two leaves of parchment from an early Quranic manuscript or muṣḥaf. In 2015, the manuscript, which is held by the
Birmingham_Quran_manuscript
Ancient Tibetan and Chinese documents
The Dunhuang manuscripts are a large and varied collection of religious and secular texts, consisting mainly of handwritten manuscripts on materials such
Dunhuang_manuscripts
Sacred text of the Latter Day Saint movement
loaned the original, uncopied manuscript to Martin Harris. The first completed manuscript, called the original manuscript, was completed using a variety
Book_of_Mormon
Manuscripts made out of dried palm leaves
the printing press replaced hand-written manuscripts. One of the oldest surviving complete palm leaf manuscripts is a Sanskrit Shaivism text from the 9th
Palm-leaf_manuscript
Topics referred to by the same term
Manuscript Society may refer to: The Manuscript Society, an international organization that promotes the collection, preservation, and use of autographs
Manuscript_Society
The Manuscript Society is an international organization that promotes the collection, preservation, and use of autographs, manuscripts, and historical
The_Manuscript_Society
There are a number of masonic manuscripts that are important in the study of the emergence of Freemasonry. Most numerous are the Old Charges or Constitutions
Masonic_manuscripts
Gap in a manuscript, inscription, text, painting, or musical work
(pl. lacunae or lacunas) is a gap in a manuscript, inscription, text, painting, or musical work. A manuscript, text, or section suffering from gaps is
Lacuna_(manuscripts)
Chinese astrology and astronomy
Silk Manuscript (traditional Chinese: 楚帛書; simplified Chinese: 楚帛书; pinyin: Chǔ Bóshū; Wade–Giles: Ch'u Po-shu), also known as the Chu Silk Manuscript from
Chu_Silk_Manuscript
Manuscript or document written in the author's handwriting
An autograph or holograph is a manuscript or document written in its author's or composer's hand. The meaning of "autograph" as a document penned entirely
Autograph_(manuscript)
Oldest source of long texts in the Estonian language
The Kullamaa Manuscript (Estonian: Kullamaa käsikiri) is a manuscript considered to be the oldest source containing longer texts (in total about 150 words)
Kullamaa_Manuscript
The Möller manuscript is a compilation of keyboard music made by Johann Christoph Bach (1671–1721), the eldest brother of Johann Sebastian Bach and organist
Möller_manuscript
Study of manuscript fragments
fragments of manuscripts (mainly manuscripts from the Middle Ages and the Renaissance in the case of European manuscript cultures). A manuscript fragment
Fragmentology_(manuscripts)
14th-century English decorated text in book
The Pearl Manuscript (British Library MS Cotton Nero A X/2), also known as the Gawain manuscript, is an illuminated manuscript produced somewhere in northern
Pearl_Manuscript
The Poppleton manuscript is the name given to the fourteenth-century codex probably compiled by Robert of Poppleton, a Carmelite friar who was the Prior
Poppleton_manuscript
The Bateman Manuscript Project was a major effort at collation and encyclopedic compilation of the mathematical theory of special functions. It resulted
Bateman_Manuscript_Project
Manuscript on early treatise of Indian Medicine
The Bower Manuscript is a collection of seven fragmentary Sanskrit treatises found buried in a Buddhist memorial stupa near Kucha, northwestern China.
Bower_Manuscript
Old English epic poem
matter of contention among scholars; the only certain dating is for the manuscript, which was produced between AD 975 and 1025. Scholars call the anonymous
Beowulf
Paper preprinted with musical staves
Manuscript paper (sometimes staff paper in U.S. English, or just music paper) is paper preprinted with staves ready for musical notation. A manuscript
Manuscript_paper
Early Quranic manuscript
The Topkapı manuscript or Topkapı Quran (Also known as Topkapı Qurʾān Manuscript H.S. 32 or Topkapı H.S. 32) is an early manuscript of the Quran dated
Topkapı_manuscript
Repository of freely accessible biomedical journal articles
with contributions coming from publishers or authors depositing their manuscripts into the repository per the NIH Public Access Policy. Earlier data shows
PubMed_Central
religion. The first versions of The epistles are preserved in the form of manuscripts. They are created between X-XIV centuries in various churches and monasteries
Georgian manuscripts of Saint Paul's letters
Georgian_manuscripts_of_Saint_Paul's_letters
Manuscript of Ibn Arabi's Al-Futuhat al-Makkiyya
Konya Manuscript (Arabic: مخطوط قونية), MS Evkaf Muzesi 1845+ or Evkaf Muzesi 1845–1881 at, Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum is an autograph manuscript of
Konya_Manuscript
Word processor
Lotus Manuscript is a discontinued MS-DOS-based word processor from Lotus Development first released in 1986. The software was distributed on eight 5¼"
Lotus_Manuscript
The Bauyn manuscript is a manuscript in possession of the Bibliothèque Nationale de France in Paris (catalogue number Rés. Vm7 674–675). It is, along with
Bauyn_manuscript
following articles contain lists of New Testament manuscripts: List of Coptic New Testament manuscripts List of New Testament papyri List of New Testament
Lists of New Testament manuscripts
Lists_of_New_Testament_manuscripts
Collection of early modern English poetry
The Devonshire manuscript (British Library, Add. MS 17492) is a verse miscellany from the 1530s and early 1540s, compiled by three women who attended the
Devonshire_manuscript
Hindu painting tradition
Assamese manuscript painting in the Assam region developed through the movement of Vaishnavism. Vaishnava saints were primarily responsible for the establishment
Assamese_manuscript_painting
Topics referred to by the same term
Winchester manuscript may refer to: the oldest surviving manuscript of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, which is now in Cambridge a manuscript of Malory's
Winchester_manuscript
15th-century manuscript
Danse Manuscript (Brussels, Bibliothèque royale de Belgique, MS 9085), also known as Basses danses dites de Marguerite d’Autriche or Brussels manuscript 9085
Brussels Basse Danse Manuscript
Brussels_Basse_Danse_Manuscript
Earliest known work devoted entirely to modern chess
The Göttingen manuscript is the earliest known work devoted entirely to modern chess. It is a Latin text of 33 leaves held at the University of Göttingen
Göttingen_manuscript
Documentary texts in Islamic studies
Muhammad, and partly because of the textual variations present in the Sana'a manuscript. Academic scholars who oppose the views of the Western revisionist theories
Early_Quranic_manuscripts
The Lincoln Thornton Manuscript is a medieval manuscript compiled and copied by the fifteenth-century English scribe and landowner Robert Thornton, MS
Lincoln_Thornton_Manuscript
Islamic writing system
Islamic manuscripts had a variety of functions ranging from Qur'anic recitation to scientific notation. These manuscripts were produced in many different
Islamic_manuscripts
The Kaufmann manuscript is a complete Hebrew manuscript of the Mishnah. It is part of the collection of David Kaufmann located at the Library of the Hungarian
Kaufmann_Manuscript
1820 portrait by Joseph Karl Stieler
Beethoven with the Manuscript of the Missa Solemnis is a portrait of Ludwig van Beethoven by Joseph Karl Stieler, completed in 1820. It shows Beethoven
Beethoven with the Manuscript of the Missa Solemnis
Beethoven_with_the_Manuscript_of_the_Missa_Solemnis
13th-century manuscript compendium
Book"; Czech: Obří kniha) is the largest extant medieval illuminated manuscript in the world, at a length of 92 cm (36 in). It is a Romanesque Latin Bible
Codex_Gigas
Culture depending on hand-written manuscripts
A manuscript culture is a culture that depends on hand-written manuscripts to store and disseminate information. It is a stage that most developed cultures
Manuscript_culture
Book by 15 thriller writers
The Chopin Manuscript is a collaboration by 15 thriller writers created by Jeffery Deaver. It is a 17-part serial thriller narrated by Alfred Molina that
The_Chopin_Manuscript
The Weber Manuscript, also called Weber Manuscripts, is a collection of nine, possibly eleven, incomplete ancient Indian treatises written mostly in classical
Weber_Manuscript
Short story by Franz Kafka
"An Old Manuscript" (German: "Ein altes Blatt"), alternatively translated as "An Old Leaf", is a short story by Franz Kafka. It was written in 1919 and
An_Old_Manuscript
1973 crime novel by Robert B. Parker
The Godwulf Manuscript is the debut crime novel by American writer Robert B. Parker. It was published in January 1973 by Houghton Mifflin. Set in the early
The_Godwulf_Manuscript
16th-century text in Classical Quechua
The Huarochirí manuscript (in modern Quechua spelling: Waruchiri) is a text in Classical Quechua from the late 16th century, describing myths, religious
Huarochirí_Manuscript
Archive at Yale University in Connecticut
The Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library is the rare book library and literary archive of Yale University Library in New Haven, Connecticut. It is
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Beinecke_Rare_Book_and_Manuscript_Library
American music organization (1889–1918)
The Manuscript Society of New York, sometimes referred to as The Manuscript Society, was an organization in New York City devoted to performing new music
Manuscript Society of New York
Manuscript_Society_of_New_York
The Crewe manuscript is the only manuscript copy of Samuel Taylor Coleridge's poem Kubla Khan. It is a holograph manuscript (i.e., written in Coleridge's
Crewe_manuscript
Topics referred to by the same term
Leningrad manuscript may refer to: Saint Petersburg Bede, formerly known as the Leningrad Bede, an Anglo-Saxon illuminated manuscript, a near-contemporary
Leningrad_manuscript
Museum and library in Collegeville, Minnesota
Museum & Manuscript Library (HMML) is a nonprofit organization that photographs, catalogs, and provides free access to collections of manuscripts located
Hill Museum & Manuscript Library
Hill_Museum_&_Manuscript_Library
1485 reworking of existing tales about King Arthur by Sir Thomas Malory
edition in 1485 by William Caxton. Until the discovery of the Winchester Manuscript in 1934, the 1485 edition was considered the earliest known text of Le
Le_Morte_d'Arthur
1965 Polish film
The Saragossa Manuscript (Polish: Rękopis znaleziony w Saragossie, "The Manuscript found in Zaragoza") is a 1965 Polish film directed by Wojciech Has,
The Saragossa Manuscript (film)
The_Saragossa_Manuscript_(film)
14th century Welsh manuscript
The Hendregadredd Manuscript (Welsh: Llawysgrif Hendregadredd), is a medieval Welsh manuscript containing an anthology of the poetry of the "Poets of the
Hendregadredd_Manuscript
Type of manuscript
Folding book manuscripts are a category of manuscript in the leporello format, a long strip folded back and forth upon itself. Often contextualized as
Folding_book_manuscript
Manuscript collection at the British Library
The Additional manuscripts is a collection of manuscripts stored at the British Library. The collection was started at the British Museum in 1756, and
Additional_manuscripts
Set of related medieval English chronicles
across England, where they were updated, partly independently. These manuscripts collectively are known as the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. Almost all of the
Anglo-Saxon_Chronicle
Mongolian manuscript maps usually mapped administrative divisions (leagues, banners or aimags) of Mongolia during the Qing dynasty. They gave a bird's
Mongolian_manuscript_maps
The Ashkar-Gilson Manuscript is a fragment of a Torah scroll, dated to the 7th century CE, containing a portion of Shemot (Book of Exodus). The section
Ashkar-Gilson_Manuscript
Book of 21 English Robin Hood ballads
The Forresters Manuscript is a quarto book of 21 English Robin Hood ballads (including two versions of one ballad, The Jolly Pinder of Wakefield), believed
Forresters_Manuscript
1970 studio album by Neil Diamond
Tap Root Manuscript is the sixth studio album recorded by Neil Diamond, released in October 1970. It was one of the most experimental albums he ever recorded
Tap_Root_Manuscript
Documents written on the inner layer of birch bark
A birch bark manuscript is a document written on the outer layer of birch bark, which was commonly used for writing before the mass production of paper
Birch_bark_manuscript
Addition of non-authorial text
Interpolation in manuscript traditions is the addition of non-authorial wording to a text after its initial composition. The added material can be a single
Interpolation_(manuscripts)
Private collection of manuscripts and documents in the United States
The Karpeles Manuscript Library Museums is one of the largest private collections of historic manuscripts and documents in the world. It was founded in
Karpeles Manuscript Library Museums
Karpeles_Manuscript_Library_Museums
is a list of manuscripts produced in Ireland as well as other manuscripts of Irish interest, including both vellum and paper manuscripts. Cín Dromma Snechtai
List_of_Irish_manuscripts
15th-century English choirbook
The Ritson Manuscript (London, British Library, Add.5665) is a late fifteenth-century English choirbook, that is a major source for English carols. In
Ritson_Manuscript
The Supraśl Manuscript is a codex compiled in 1519. It has 175 folios in total. On folios 3r up to 108v of the manuscript, it contains a compilation of
Supraśl_Manuscript
The Puy Manuscript (French Le manuscrit du Puy) is an important musical manuscript of early church music from the Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation
Puy_Manuscript
Old Welsh manuscript
The Juvencus Manuscript (Cambridge, Cambridge University Library, MS Ff. 4.42; Welsh: Llawysgrif Juvencus) is one of the main surviving sources of Old
Juvencus_Manuscript
Thai yantra manuscript
important Thai manuscript in the category of esoteric sciences. It belongs to the group of the five major lob phong (“powder erasing”) manuscripts. The Trinisinghe
Trinisinghe_manuscript
Novel by Michael Crichton
Eaters of the Dead: The Manuscript of Ibn Fadlan Relating His Experiences with the Northmen in AD 922 (later republished as The 13th Warrior to correspond
Eaters_of_the_Dead
Novel by Count Jan Potocki
The Manuscript Found in Saragossa (French: Manuscrit trouvé à Saragosse; also known in English as The Saragossa Manuscript) is a frame-tale novel written
The Manuscript Found in Saragossa
The_Manuscript_Found_in_Saragossa
Late medieval English manuscript
The Vernon Manuscript (Bodleian Library MS. Eng. poet. a. 1) is a medieval English manuscript, written in the dialect spoken in the English West Midlands
Vernon_Manuscript
The Findern Manuscript (CUL MS Ff.1.6) is a paper codex written entirely in Middle English and compiled in the fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries
Findern_Manuscript
16th-century Scots anthology
The Bannatyne Manuscript is an anthology of literature compiled in Scotland in the sixteenth century. It is an important source for the Scots poetry of
Bannatyne_Manuscript
The Macro Manuscript is a collection of three 15th-century English morality plays, known as the "Macro plays" or "Macro moralities": Mankind, The Castle
Macro_Manuscript
Ethiopian manuscript collections are found in many parts of the world, the monasteries and modern institutions in Ethiopia maintaining extensive collections
Ethiopian manuscript collections
Ethiopian_manuscript_collections
Tenth century Anglo-Saxon manuscript
The Junius manuscript is one of the four major codices of Old English literature. Written in the 10th century, it contains poetry dealing with Biblical
Junius_manuscript
Handwritten sources of music
Music manuscripts are handwritten sources of music. Generally speaking, they can be written on paper or parchment. If the manuscript contains the composer's
Music_manuscript
is a Syriac manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 6th century. It is a manuscript of the Peshitta
Syriac New Testament, British Library, Add. 14455
Syriac_New_Testament,_British_Library,_Add._14455
Academic journal
Manuscript Studies is a biannual peer-reviewed academic journal in the field of palaeography. It was established in 2016 and is published by the University
Manuscript_Studies
16th century manuscript
The Bayeux Manuscript is an illustrated manuscript comprising one hundred three songs, collected by Charles III, Duke of Bourbon at the beginning of the
Bayeux_Manuscript
List of manuscripts from the Cotton library
list of some of the manuscripts from the Cotton library that today form the Cotton collection of the British Library. Some manuscripts were destroyed or
List of manuscripts in the Cotton library
List_of_manuscripts_in_the_Cotton_library
Manuscripts of the Septuagint translation
The earliest surviving manuscripts of the Septuagint (abbreviated as LXX meaning 70), an ancient (first centuries BCE) translation of the ancient Hebrew
Septuagint_manuscripts
Unfinished 1785 erotic novel by the Marquis de Sade
François, Marquis de Sade, written in 1785 and published in 1904 after its manuscript was rediscovered. It describes the activities of four wealthy libertine
The_120_Days_of_Sodom
Pianist, composer, professor (1804–1857)
literary works on music and was a collector of Beethoven scores and manuscripts which became important for biographers. A copy by Jacob Hotchevar of
Joseph_Fischhof
MANUSCRIPT
MANUSCRIPT
Girl/Female
Bengali, Christian, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit, Telugu
Manuscripts of God
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Manuscripts of God
Girl/Female
Tamil
Manuscripts of God
Girl/Female
American, Arabic, Assamese, Bengali, British, Christian, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindu, Indian, Irish, Jamaican, Latin, Marathi, Muslim, Swedish, Telugu
Lily; Form of Lillian; Manuscripts of God; Lily Flower; A Symbol of Purity
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a copier of manuscripts, Old English wrītere.
Girl/Female
Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit, Sindhi, Telugu, Traditional
Script; Manuscripts of God
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for an illuminator of manuscripts, from Middle English luminour, lymnour, Old French enlumineor, illumineor.German : habitational name from any of several places so named in northern Germany or, in Bavaria, from Lindemer and Lindmaier (see Lindenmeyer).Dutch : from a Germanic personal name composed of liut ‘people’ + mar ‘famous’, ‘renowned’. Compare Lemmer.
MANUSCRIPT
MANUSCRIPT
Male
Finnish
Short form of Finnish Topias, TOPI means "God is good."
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Equivalent to Ten Heavens; Very Powerful
Boy/Male
Indian, Telugu
Energetic; Adventurous
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from a place named Applethwaite, from Old Norse apaldr ‘apple tree’ + þveit ‘meadow’. There are two or three such places in Cumbria; Applethwaite is also recorded as a surname from the 13th century in Suffolk, England, pointing to a possible lost place name there. The form Applewhite, now found predominantly in Lincolnshire, goes back to the 16th century in Suffolk.
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Returning to Allah
Boy/Male
Russian Latin
Brave.
Boy/Male
Biblical
Poverty; the smiting of his son.
Boy/Male
Australian, German, Hebrew, Indian, Punjabi, Sikh, Tamil
God; Young Lion
Girl/Female
Indian
Friend, Soft hearted, Companion
Boy/Male
Hindu
Sakshat Ishwar
MANUSCRIPT
MANUSCRIPT
MANUSCRIPT
MANUSCRIPT
MANUSCRIPT
a.
Done or made by stealth, or without proper authority; made or introduced fraudulently; clandestine; stealthy; as, a surreptitious passage in an old manuscript; a surreptitious removal of goods.
n.
A capital letter; especially, one used in ancient manuscripts. See Majusculae.
n.
An ornamented or painted ball or boss fastened at each end of the stick on which manuscripts were rolled.
n.
Division of the text of a book into lines; especially, the division of the text of books into lines accommodated to the sense, -- a method of writing manuscripts used before punctuation was adopted.
n.
One who copies manuscript books.
a.
Written with or by the hand; not printed; as, a manuscript volume.
a.
Of, pertaining to, or designating, a certain style of letters used in ancient manuscripts, esp. in Greek and Latin manuscripts. The letters are somewhat rounded, and the upstrokes and downstrokes usually have a slight inclination. These letters were used as early as the 1st century b. c., and were seldom used after the 10th century a. d., being superseded by the cursive style.
n. pl.
Capital letters, as found in manuscripts of the sixth century and earlier.
n.
Written manuscript, or anything to be set in type; copy; also, type set up and ready to be used, or which has been used, in printing.
n.
In an abbey or monastery, the room set apart for writing or copying manuscripts; in general, a room devoted to writing.
n. pl.
The signs, abbreviations, letters, or characters standing for words, shorthand, etc., in ancient manuscripts, or on coins, medals, etc.
a.
Writing, as opposed to print; as, the book exists only in manuscript.
n.
That part of any work in the early manuscripts and typography which was colored red, to distinguish it from other portions.
n.
A line in the Scriptures; specifically (Hebrew Scriptures), one of the rhythmic lines in the poetical books and passages of the Old Treatment, as written in the oldest Hebrew manuscripts and in the Revised Version of the English Bible.
a.
Manuscript.
v. i.
To appear in writing or print; to be expressed by, or consist of, certain words or characters; as, the passage reads thus in the early manuscripts.
n.
An addition or amendment to a manuscript or other document, which is attached on a separate piece of paper; in legislative practice, an additional clause annexed to a bill while in course of passage; something extra or burdensome that is imposed.
n.
A decorative design, originally representing vine branches or tendrils, at the head of a chapter, of a manuscript or printed book, or in a similar position; hence, by extension, any small picture in a book; hence, also, as such pictures are often without a definite bounding line, any picture, as an engraving, a photograph, or the like, which vanishes gradually at the edge.
n.
An opening; an aperture; a gap; a chasm; esp., a defect in a manuscript, where some part is lost or effaced; a space where something is wanting; a break.
a.
A literary or musical composition written with the hand, as distinguished from a printed copy.