Middle English
The original Manuscript of the Canterbury Tales was written in Middle English, specifically in the East Midlands dialect. This dialect was commonly spoken in the region of London during the 14th century when Geoffrey Chaucer wrote the tales.
Stephen Partidge has written: 'Manuscript glosses to the Canterbury Tales'
Margaret Kilgour has written: 'Examination of the manuscript sources of Caxton's second edition of the Canterbury Tales'
The original manuscript in which John Steinbeck wrote was chewed up by the family puppy at the time. Therefore he had to start again as it was written free hand - this was the real original.
Mathieu Sagean has written: 'The original manuscript account of the kingdom of Aacaniba'
manuscript
Geoffrey Chaucer wrote The Canterbury Tales in Middle English, as it was the common language of the time in England. Translating the work into French or Latin would alter its linguistic characteristics and cultural nuances, potentially diminishing its original impact and poetic beauty.
a manuscript
Manuscript usually refers to the original material, penned by the author him/herself. It is anything written [script] by hand [manu-] as opposed to being printed or otherwise stored or mass produced.
It is called an autograph.
After finishing his novel the writer turned in his manuscript to his editor.A manuscript is any hand-written document. A sentence using the word "manuscript" would be: The manuscript was a culmination of poetry and drawings that she had written over the past ten years.
In Mark Twain's original handwritten manuscript, Huck Finn's father, Pap, is said to have died at a brothel. However, this detail was later removed in the published version of "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn."
A manuscript is to a handwritten or typed document, often the original of an author's work before it is published and printed. It can also refer to a very old document written before printing presses were invented. The following sentences illustrate the use of this word:I submitted the manuscript for my first novel to the publisher.The ancient manuscript is on display at the museum.