extant manuscript

collocation in English

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extant
adjective
uk
/ekˈstænt/us
/ekˈstænt/us
/ˈek.stənt/
used to refer to something very old that is ...
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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 ofextantandmanuscriptfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Our evidence for these nearly seamless additions goes beyond simple supposition surrounding a single marginal entry in theextantmanuscript.
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At one time this chapter had at least ten fewer remedies in it than exist in ourextantmanuscript.
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As was mentioned above, a single scribal hand copied the text of all three books in theextantmanuscript(with the exception of some marginalia).
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We searched texts in which the oldestextantmanuscriptis not later than about 1350, or earlier than about 1250, and has been localized to a particular dialect area.
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The oldestextantmanuscriptuses vellum from the first half of the 15th century, but unfortunately only one page remains.
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The entirety of theextantmanuscriptcomprises a staggering 1260 large folios.
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Theextantmanuscripthas parts that are compete and others that are nt.
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Theextantmanuscriptis just the first part of a larger work.
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The oldestextantmanuscripttext was written in 1501, the first publication in print dates to 1545.
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It is the oldestextantmanuscriptillustration of a plant.
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Today, it refers to any of theextantmanuscriptcopies of this work, especially any of the 26 illuminated copies that have survived.
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Although the earliestextantmanuscriptdates to the 13th century, much of the material is thought to be considerably earlier.
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Unfortunately, theextantmanuscriptversions of these shatakas vary widely in the verses included.
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The treatise was probably compiled after 1272, and the onlyextantmanuscriptwas probably copied before 1304.
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The onlyextantmanuscriptbreaks off abruptly at the year 1238.
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There are older textual sources, although theextantmanuscriptcopies of these texts are from much later dates.
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Theextantmanuscriptis made up of a nine booklets.
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Theextantmanuscriptwas copied about 1000.
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This is a superb work of textual scholarship, with descriptions of extant manuscripts and a very good history of textual transmission.
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Perhaps some survive in extant manuscripts but have been overlooked, maybe because they are untraceable in both medieval and modern catalogues.
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