ancient manuscripts

collocation in English

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ancient
adjective
uk
/ˈeɪn.ʃənt/us
/ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
of or from a long time ago, having lasted for a very ...
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manuscript
noun[C]
uk
/ˈmæn.jə.skrɪpt/us
/ˈmæn.jə.skrɪpt/
the original copy of a book or article before it ...
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(Definition ofancientandmanuscriptfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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But the argument appears to be that although people in this country are still in want, yet we spend £41,000 on anancientmanuscript.
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This confirms that the use of single neumes, a practice more or less widespread, particularly in the most ancient manuscripts, was accepted even at the theoretical level.
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Many of these documents are difficult to decipher and only skilled scholars can read many of the ancient manuscripts.
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It is not a question just of going to be a place where old gentlemen consult ancient manuscripts.
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On this occasion, a four volume directory of ancient manuscripts was released.
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Over centuries these ten monasteries safeguarded the ancient manuscripts, out of which some were also written there.
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Together they comprise most of the ancient manuscripts.
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A collection of ancient manuscripts written in palm leaves are available in this family.
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In his retirement he devoted himself mainly to metereological studies and the collection of ancient manuscripts.
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This came about from his enduring study of ancient manuscripts and the numerous copies he made.
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Other ancient manuscripts have the word for gentile or heathen in this verse.
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The texts become another element in the whole composition reminding us of ancient manuscripts, with allusions or cryptic messages towards the images.
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Libraries that specialize in ancient manuscripts, all over the world, have transcripts of his works.
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They both published for it many facsimiles of ancient manuscripts and inscriptions.
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In discovering and collating ancient manuscripts, for which his travels abroad gave him special opportunities, he displayed uncommon diligence.
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Weissmandl was a scholar and an expert at deciphering ancient manuscripts.
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The only contents to survive the dissolution were ancient manuscripts, the 50 volumes predating 1540 appear to have been later acquisitions.
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The probability that all these scrolls came from one or more ancient manuscripts is discussed.
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The thaans have a huge collection of holy books, ancient manuscripts and cultural heritages.
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The arrest and searches almost completely destroyed his collection of (copies of) ancient manuscripts.
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