manuscript

papyrus

Ancient plant-derived writing material

• scrollWound document of parchment
• codexAncient bound manuscript
• vellumPrepared calfskin for writing

parchment · palimpsest · cuneiform · hieroglyphics · illuminated · Dead Sea Scrolls · medieval · antiquity · Rosetta Stone · scriptorium

calligraphy

Ornamental handwriting art

• penmanshipSkill of forming letters
• quillFeather used for writing
• inkwellContainer for dipping pens

autograph · longhand · cursive · holograph · hand · letterform · flourish · copyist · amanuensis · fair copy

repository

Place for storing things

• archiveStored historical records
• collectionGathered set of items
• preservationMaintaining something's condition

conservation · cataloguing · digitization · facsimile · provenance · authentication · restoration · acid-free · climate control · special collections

miniature

Reduced-scale representation

• gildingApplying decorative gold coating
• gold leafUltra-thin decorative metal
• decoratedMade more visually appealing

ornamental · borders · marginalia · illustration · rubric · initial · vignette · pigment · ultramarine · vermillion

revision

Altering to improve

• editModify written material
• rewriteRevise text substantially
• outlineSummary of key elements

rough draft · first draft · redaction · emendation · correction · submission · galley · proof · working copy · marked-up

thesis

Academic argument requiring defense

• dissertationExtended academic treatise
• monographSingle-topic scholarly work
• treatiseFormal scholarly composition

paper · article · abstract · citation · footnote · bibliography · appendix · methodology · research · academic

submission

Yielding to another's will

• slush pileUnreviewed manuscript accumulation
• queryRequest for information
• agentOne who acts independently

rejection · acceptance · acquisition · unsolicited · proposal · synopsis · pitch · contract · advance · rights

• publishingpublishers, editors, editor, publishing house, books
• museum exhibitsscience exhibit, dinosaur skeleton, interactive exhibit, art displays, fossil exhibit
• written documentsnewspaper, diary, journal, scroll, letters
• journal publishingresearch article, editor in chief, review article, managing editor, case study
• publishing termsbook rights, self-publishing, print-on-demand, backlists, foreign editions
• unfinished writingsdraft, work in progress, first draft, rough draft, fragment