as in handwriting
writing done by hand
beautiful, careful manuscript on the school's diplomas
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Diana’s goal is to mass produce writing that perfectly mimics Alan Wake’s reality-bending style—white boards in her office show research on Alan’s writing, breaking his manuscript pages down into stylistic features (average sentence length, tone, themes, etc.).
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G Kirilloff, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
That unassuming manuscript turned out to be the only surviving copy of The Book of Margery Kempe, a medieval text chronicling the adventures of a female Christian mystic.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024
In 2017, manuscripts, personal letters and hundreds of other documents from founding father Alexander Hamilton’s desk sold for a total of $2.6 million at Sotheby’s in New York, according to the auction house.
—Jack Guy, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
Pages from Breton’s original handwritten manuscript are also on display, thanks to a loan from the French national library.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Oct. 2024
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G Kirilloff, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
That unassuming manuscript turned out to be the only surviving copy of The Book of Margery Kempe, a medieval text chronicling the adventures of a female Christian mystic.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024
In 2017, manuscripts, personal letters and hundreds of other documents from founding father Alexander Hamilton’s desk sold for a total of $2.6 million at Sotheby’s in New York, according to the auction house.
—Jack Guy, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
Pages from Breton’s original handwritten manuscript are also on display, thanks to a loan from the French national library.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Manuscript.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manuscript. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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