how are edits different from incriptions
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Answer:
Manuscript and Inscription are the sources of historical knowledge. The manuscript is a handwritten or a manually typewritten document, whereas inscription is the writings on relatively hard surfaces such as stone or metal
Answer:
Bases
Manuscript
Inscription
Characteristic
It is handwritten records of the past.
It is not written but engraved records of the past.
Material
It is written on the surfaces of palm leaves, the bark of birch tree, vellum, papyrus, parchment, etc.
It is engraved record of kings and important events on surfaces like rocks, stones, walls of caves, pillars etc.
Preservation
It has written on the soft surfaces of palm leaves, the bark of the birch tree, vellum, papyrus, parchment, etc. Hence, difficult to preserve.
It has engraved on hard surfaces such as rocks, stones, walls of caves, pillars etc. Hence, it durable, and no special effort is needed for preservation.
Creation
It can be easily created.
As it is engraved on the hard surface. Thus require a lot of time and effort.
Durability (Longevity)
It has short lifetime, if it is not preserved properly.
It is engraved on the hard surface. Hence, it has longer life.
Modification
It can be easily modified because it is written on soft surface such as paper, tree bark etc.
It cannot easily modified because it is engraved on hard surface such as stone etc.
Example
Veda, Purana, Works of Kalidasa, Sangam Literature, Arthshastra of Kautily