Question

distinguish between manuscripts and inscriptions

Answer 1

MAnuscripts were usually written on palm leaf or on the specially prepared bark of a tree known as the birch, which grows in the Himalayas, while inscriptions were engraved either on a stone surface or on bricks or metals.

Answer 2

Manuscript:

• Piece of information written in the past to preserve it.
• Written by Hand.
• Generally written on Parchment/palm leaves.

inscription:

• Act of recording small pieces of information.
• Carved by Hand.
• Generally written on Stones/Metals.