Differentiate between manuscripts and inscriptions. Write at least three differences.
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A manuscript is a handwritten composition on paper, bark, cloth, metal, palm leaf or any other material dating back at least seventy-five years that has significant scientific, historical or aesthetic value. Lithographs and printed volumes are not manuscripts. Manuscripts are found in hundreds of different languages and scripts. Often, one language is written in a number of different scripts. For example, Sanskrit is written in Oriya script, Grantha script, Devanagari script and many other scripts.
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Manuscripts- 1) Manuscripts are defined as the piece of information written in the past to preserve it. Manuscripts are generally written by hand.
2) Manuscripts were used to record ancient history like World War I, World War II, etc.
3) Manuscripts were written on palm leaves or the tree trunk.
Inscription- 1) On the other hand, inscriptions are defined as the act of recording small pieces of information in order to remember the meaning of an object/ phrase.
2) Inscriptions are used to record ancient and present-day information.
3) Inscriptions are written on the stones, metals, and pages of a book.