vade mecum
book or other object which is a constant companion
vagabond songs
songs sung by wandering students and clerics included in collections such as the Carmina Burana
vector graphic
computer graphic composed of mathematically defined lines, curves and surfaces that can be scaled without loss
vellum
handmade paper, without ribbing, which is made with a suction mould and screen mesh
verge-paper
ribbed paper
version
reading of a text which differs from other manuscripts or print versions
verso
back of a writing surface made of papyrus, parchment or paper
vertical script
a script in which symbols are not read horizontally but vertically as in Chinese or Japanese
vignette
decorative piece for title page, chapter beginning or at the end of a text
virtualisation
concept in media theory, which focuses on the relationship between the digital world and non-digital world
Volksempfänger ('People's receiver')
name for a radio set developed for Nazi propaganda and sold from 1933
Vormärz
historical period in Germany, the time before the March Revolution of 1848, influenced literarily and politically by the promotion of Liberalism and national unity
Voyager Golden Record
ambassadorial message to extra-terrestrial intelligences assembled by the US space agency NASA, which was dispatched into interstellar space in 1977
vulgate
first Latin version of the bible in antiquity
