Manuscript
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A
manuscript (abbreviated
MS for singular and
MSS for plural) was, traditionally, any document written by hand or
typewritten, as opposed to mechanically
printed or reproduced in some indirect or automated way. More recently, the term has come to be understood to further include ''any'' written, typed, or word-processed copy of an author's work, as distinguished from the rendition as a printed version of the same.
Before the arrival of prints, all documents and books were manuscripts. Manuscripts are not defined by their contents, which may combine writing with mathematical calculations, maps,
music notation, explanatory figures, or illustrations.
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