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Manuscript book

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Handwritten draft or copy of a book or pamphlet. Use more specific subclasses where they exist, but this class should be used for all other handwritten books, including memoirs, treatises, instruction manuals, plays, poems etc. It is not intended to have subclasses for every genre of writing.

This can be used as a value for Property:Is instance of in Form:Manuscript text and Form:Lost manuscript text.

Basic data

Subclass of: Manuscript text
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Subclasses

 Description
Account bookBound book that contains one or more handwritten financial accounts.
DiaryPersonal narrative recording experiences and thoughts, usually with dated entries for each day.
Letter bookBound book containing handwritten copies of letters sent or received.
Order bookHandwritten book listing orders made by a committee or other organization, usually in date order.
Parish registerList of baptisms, marriages or burials performed in a parish, usually in date order.
Probate registerBook containing copies of proved wills along with records of when each will was proved.

Instances

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