mov

IPA/mˈɒv/
IPA/mˈɑːv/

mov — 縮寫

1. an abbreviation in library records meaning that a document was handwritten on ve

1.縮寫
釋義

皮紙手稿

書目縮寫,指皮紙手抄本

an abbreviation in library records meaning that a document was handwritten on vellum (fine calfskin) rather than printed

例句

The catalogue entry read: '12th-century Gospel Book, mov, 185 folios, with illuminated initials.'

目錄條目寫著:「12 世紀福音書,mov,185 頁,附彩繪裝飾首字母。」

abbreviation used in catalogue descriptions

A dealer described the manuscript as mov, quarto size, 15th century, with decorated borders.

書商將該手稿描述為 mov、四開本、15 世紀、帶有裝飾邊框。

同義詞
  • MS on vellum

    a slightly longer but synonymous form sometimes used in the same cataloguing context

用法筆記

This abbreviation appears chiefly in specialist catalogues, auction records, and academic bibliographies. It is almost never used in ordinary prose; readers encountering it should expect a formal description of a pre-modern handwritten document.

常見錯誤

The book was printed on mov paper.
The manuscript was described as mov in the catalogue.
💡'mov' labels a handwritten vellum manuscript, not a type of paper or printing process.