as in handwritings
writing done by hand
beautiful, careful manuscript on the school's diplomas
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The book’s heroine, Catherine Morland, is an avid reader of the popular novels of the day, and has a specific fondness for Ann Radcliffe’s real-life 1794 best seller, The Mysteries of Udolpho, a tale of ghostly figures and hidden manuscripts.
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Erin Somers, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2026
Unlike ornate religious manuscripts associated with royalty or elites, the copy of the Quran that Mamdani will use is modest in design.
—Safiyah Riddle, Fortune, 2 Jan. 2026
Its collection spans more than 200,000 volumes, including medieval manuscripts, early prints, and works on subjects ranging from astronomy to linguistics.
—Navya Verma, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Jan. 2026
Unlike ornate religious manuscripts associated with royalty or elites, the copy of the Quran that Mamdani will use is modest in design.
—Safiyah Riddle, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2026
Drawing on his own diaries and Said’s unpublished letters and manuscripts, Hovsepian sketches both the portrait of a friendship and an intellectual biography.
—Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
Readers were frustrated with publishers for signing Bateman while so many authors, particularly non-White authors, struggle to get eyes on their manuscripts.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 22 Nov. 2025
In the years that followed, manuscripts for An Unsuitable Attachment, The Sweet Dove Died, and Quartet in Autumn (eventually shortlisted for the Booker Prize) would be rejected by twenty publishers.
—Literary Hub, 17 Nov. 2025
The organization manages an extensive collection of historic manuscripts, letters, diaries, photographs, maps, and more, all accessible to the public.
—Lennie Omalza, Louisville Courier Journal, 6 Nov. 2025
Erin Somers, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2026
Unlike ornate religious manuscripts associated with royalty or elites, the copy of the Quran that Mamdani will use is modest in design.
—Safiyah Riddle, Fortune, 2 Jan. 2026
Its collection spans more than 200,000 volumes, including medieval manuscripts, early prints, and works on subjects ranging from astronomy to linguistics.
—Navya Verma, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Jan. 2026
Unlike ornate religious manuscripts associated with royalty or elites, the copy of the Quran that Mamdani will use is modest in design.
—Safiyah Riddle, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2026
Drawing on his own diaries and Said’s unpublished letters and manuscripts, Hovsepian sketches both the portrait of a friendship and an intellectual biography.
—Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
Readers were frustrated with publishers for signing Bateman while so many authors, particularly non-White authors, struggle to get eyes on their manuscripts.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 22 Nov. 2025
In the years that followed, manuscripts for An Unsuitable Attachment, The Sweet Dove Died, and Quartet in Autumn (eventually shortlisted for the Booker Prize) would be rejected by twenty publishers.
—Literary Hub, 17 Nov. 2025
The organization manages an extensive collection of historic manuscripts, letters, diaries, photographs, maps, and more, all accessible to the public.
—Lennie Omalza, Louisville Courier Journal, 6 Nov. 2025
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“Manuscripts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manuscripts. Accessed 14 Jan. 2026.
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