Manuscript

A Manuscript is an Unpublished Document that has been released into a Publication Process.

• Context:
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• Example(s):
  • a Manuscript Article.
  • a Research Manuscript.
  • a Manuscript Book.
  • …
• Counter-Example(s):
  • a Published Document.
• See: Draft Publication.

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References

2009

• (WordNet, 2009) ⇒ http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=manuscript
  • S: (n) manuscript, ms (the form of a literary work submitted for publication)
  • S: (n) manuscript, holograph (handwritten book or document)
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manuscript#Manuscripts_today
  • In the context of library science, a manuscript is defined as any hand-written item in the collections of a library or an archive; for example, a library's collection of the letters or a diary that some historical personage wrote. Such manuscript collections are described in finding aids, similar to an index or table of contents to the collection, in accordance with national and international content standards such as DACS and ISAD(G).
  • In other contexts, however, the use of the term "manuscript" no longer necessarily means something that is hand-written. By analogy a “typescript” has been produced on a typewriter.
  • In book, magazine, and music publishing, a manuscript is an original copy of a work written by an author or composer, which generally follows standardized typographic and formatting rules. (The staff paper commonly used for handwritten music is, for this reason, often called "manuscript paper.") In film and theatre, a manuscript, or script for short, is an author's or dramatist's text, used by a theater company or film crew during the production of the work's performance or filming. More specifically, a motion picture manuscript is called a screenplay; a television manuscript, a teleplay; a manuscript for the theater, a stage play; and a manuscript for audio-only performance is often called a radio play, even when the recorded performance is disseminated via non-radio means.
  • In insurance, a manuscript policy is one that is negotiated between the insurer and the policyholder, as opposed to an off-the-shelf form supplied by the insurer.

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