in the manuscript vs on the manuscript

Both "in the manuscript" and "on the manuscript" are correct, but they are used in different contexts. "In the manuscript" is used when referring to something contained within the manuscript, while "on the manuscript" is used when referring to something physically located on the surface of the manuscript.

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in the manuscript

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

Use "in the manuscript" when referring to something contained within the manuscript, such as text, illustrations, or notes.

Examples:

The information you are looking for is in the manuscript on page 25.
There is a hidden message in the manuscript that only a few people have discovered.

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The pieces contained in the manuscript are relatively simple, and written for the amateur performer.
This Latin text is preserved solely in the manuscript of the Ambrosiana.
A number of Plummer's compositions appear in the manuscript Brussels Biliothèque Royale MS 5557.
The radiation then accumulates in the manuscript and imparts to it a special significance.
But in the manuscript, it's my father, holding me, like all the others, to use for experiments.
His songs are preserved in the manuscript called "Giraud", where the first one is a long canso in honour of his patron Folco.
Gounod even marked in the manuscript that the roulades at the end of her Act 2 air were demanded by her.
When I saw what was in the manuscript, I had to destroy it.
Though anonymous in the manuscript, modern scholars have disagreed whether it belongs to Ernoul's corpus, with one assigning it instead to Thibaut de Blaison.
The sister is not named in the manuscript and most scholars agree this is a scribal error, but suggested names are Signy and Yrsa.
According to Paul E. Kahle, the tetragrammaton must have been written in the manuscript where these breaks or blank spaces appear.
Many of his pieces are also contained in the manuscript Oxford, Bodleian Library, Douce 308.
The ritual outlines contained in the manuscript were originally penned for a Golden Dawn prototype organization known as the Society of Eight, which never fully materialized.
On the other hand, the penmanship exhibited in the manuscript is better than what I can produce now.
Anything in the manuscript that might suggest what Jones' endgame is?
It has two lines that are identical to two found in Pensis, chief enclin, which is attributed in the manuscript to Ernoul but is incomplete.
It appears to be by Sultan Mohammad, whose later works in the manuscript show a style adapted to the court style of Kamāl ud-Dīn Behzād.
Pires mentioned several Tamil cities of Ceylon he visited on his travels in the manuscript, including Kali, Nigumbo, Celabão and Tenavarque, home to the renowned temple complex of Tenavarai.
The doxology commonly used to conclude the prayer is not well attested in the manuscript traditions, though it is consonant with the original theme.
Amanda Marie Knox, in the manuscript indicated above, set the events in this way (...) During breakfast I told Raffaele what I had found at my house.

Alternatives:

within the manuscript
inside the manuscript
contained in the manuscript
among the manuscript contents
part of the manuscript

on the manuscript

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

Use "on the manuscript" when referring to something physically located on the surface of the manuscript, such as a stain, a signature, or a note written on the cover.

Examples:

There is a note on the manuscript that explains its origin.
A stain on the manuscript made it difficult to read the text.

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There was a symbol on the manuscript, a demonic heptagram.
All that time we spent together working on the manuscript.
And look, I promise, I have no idea how River Rock got their hands on the manuscript.
It wasn't until I heard Katz was dead that I made my attempt on the manuscript.

Alternatives:

written on the manuscript
located on the manuscript
found on the manuscript
inscribed on the manuscript
marked on the manuscript

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in the manuscript vs on the manuscript