man·u·script 
/ˈmænjəˌskrɪpt/ noun
plural man·u·scripts /ˈmænjəˌskrɪpt/ noun : the original copy of a play, book, piece of music, etc., before it has been printed [count] ▪ The library owns the author's original manuscript. ▪ a copy of the composer's manuscript [noncount] ▪ She read the book in manuscript. [=she read the manuscript of the book]
