Handwritten vs. Manuscript — What's the Difference?

To write by hand.

A manuscript (abbreviated MS for singular and MSS for plural) was, traditionally, any document written by hand – or, once practical typewriters became available, typewritten – as opposed to mechanically printed or reproduced in some indirect or automated way. More recently, the term has come to be understood to further include any written, typed, or word-processed copy of an author's work, as distinguished from its rendition as a printed version of the same.

Written with a pen or pencil, as opposed to typed

A book, document, or piece of music written by hand rather than typed or printed

Past participle of handwrite

A handwritten book, poem, or other document, or a collection of such handwritten documents bound together

Written by hand.

A version of a book, article, or other work before being published or prepared for publication

Written by hand

Handwriting, especially in contrast to print

Handwritten, or by extension manually typewritten, as opposed to being mechanically reproduced.

A book, composition or any other document, written by hand (or manually typewritten), not mechanically reproduced.

A single, original copy of a book, article, composition etc, written by hand or even printed, submitted as original for (copy-editing and) reproductive publication.

Written with or by the hand; not printed; as, a manuscript volume.

An original literary or musical composition written by the author, formerly with the hand, now usually by typewriter or word processor. It is contrasted with a printed copy.

Writing, as opposed to print; as, the book exists only in manuscript.

The form of a literary work submitted for publication

Handwritten book or document