manuscript
noun
[ ˈmanjʊskrɪpt ]
• a book, document, or piece of music written by hand rather than typed or printed.
• "an illuminated manuscript"
Similar:
document,
text,
script,
paper,
typescript,
codex,
parchment,
palimpsest,
vellum,
scroll,
autograph,
holograph,
Origin:
late 16th century: from medieval Latin manuscriptus, from manu ‘by hand’ + scriptus ‘written’ (past participle of scribere ).
