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manuscript (n.)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“book, paper, or other document written by hand with ink, pencil, etc.,” as distinguished from anything printed, especially one written before the use of printing, c. 1600, earlier as an adjective, “written with the hand, handwritten, not printed” (1590s ), from Medieval Latin manuscriptum “document written by hand,” from Latin manu scriptus “written by hand,” from manu, ablative of manus “hand” (from PIE root *man- (2) “hand”) + scriptus (neuter scriptum), past participle of scribere “to write” (from PIE root *skribh- “to cut”). The abbreviation is MS, plural MSS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are an astounding number of manuscripts that have been digitized for viewing on line. The following list is from the website of the University of Chicago Library.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(As we all know, sometimes links cease to function as they should. To keep this list in working order, let us know if any of these links fail.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

North American Collections<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n