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Alluminor :: Alluminor (n.) An illuminator of manuscripts and books; a limner.

Antiquary :: Antiquary (n.) One devoted to the study of ancient times through their relics, as inscriptions, monuments, remains of ancient habitations, statues, coins, manuscripts, etc.; one who searches for and studies the relics of antiquity..

Interlinear :: Interlinear (a.) Contained between lines; written or inserted between lines already written or printed; containing interlineations; as, an interlinear manuscript, translation, etc..

Illuminator :: Illuminator (n.) One whose occupation is to adorn books, especially manuscripts, with miniatures, borders, etc. See Illuminate, v. t., 3..

Archaeology :: Archaeology (n.) The science or study of antiquities, esp. prehistoric antiquities, such as the remains of buildings or monuments of an early epoch, inscriptions, implements, and other relics, written manuscripts, etc..

Cursive :: Cursive (n.) A manuscript, especially of the New Testament, written in small, connected characters or in a running hand; -- opposed to uncial..

Majuscule :: Majuscule (n.) A capital letter; especially, one used in ancient manuscripts. See Majusculae..

Autograph :: Autograph (n.) That which is written with one's own hand; an original manuscript; a person's own signature or handwriting.

Librarian :: Librarian (n.) One who copies manuscript books.

Collator :: Collator (n.) One who collates manuscripts, books, etc..

Page :: Page (v. t.) To mark or number the pages of, as a book or manuscript; to furnish with folios..

Folio :: Folio (n.) A leaf of a book or manuscript.

Blotting Paper :: Blotting paper () A kind of thick, bibulous, unsized paper, used to absorb superfluous ink from freshly written manuscript, and thus prevent blots..

Bibliography :: Bibliography (n.) A history or description of books and manuscripts, with notices of the different editions, the times when they were printed, etc..

Illuminate :: Illuminate (v. t.) To adorn, as a book or page with borders, initial letters, or miniature pictures in colors and gold, as was done in manuscripts of the Middle Ages..

Original :: Original (n.) That which precedes all others of its class; archetype; first copy; hence, an original work of art, manuscript, text, and the like, as distinguished from a copy, translation, etc..

Illumination :: Illumination (n.) Adornment of books and manuscripts with colored illustrations. See Illuminate, v. t., 3..

Revisal :: Revisal (n.) The act of revising, or reviewing and reexamining for correction and improvement; revision; as, the revisal of a manuscript; the revisal of a proof sheet; the revisal of a treaty..

Hiatus :: Hiatus (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..

Fan Palm :: Fan palm () Any palm tree having fan-shaped or radiate leaves; as the Chamaerops humilis of Southern Europe; the species of Sabal and Thrinax in the West Indies, Florida, etc.; and especially the great talipot tree (Corypha umbraculifera) of Ceylon and Malaya. The leaves of the latter are often eighteen feet long and fourteen wide, and are used for umbrellas, tents, and roofs. When cut up, they are used for books and manuscripts..

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