Question

list four major difference between manuscripts and inscriptions

Answer 1

Answer:Manuscripts were usually written on palm leaf, or on the specially prepared bark of a tree known asthe birch, which grows in theHimalayas, while inscriptionswere engraved either on a stone surface or on bricks or metals.manuscript is a handwritten or typewritten document.

An inscription is a text carved on a hard surface.

Materials
Manuscripts were written on papers such as vellum, papyrus, parchment, etc.

Inscriptions were written on hard surfaces such as stone, marble, and metals.

Preservation
Manuscripts were difficult to preserve.

Inscriptions are durable, and no special effort is needed for preservation.

Creation
Manuscripts are relatively easier to write.

A lot of time and effort was taken to create inscriptions.

Longevity
Manuscripts had a short lifetime if they were not well preserved.

Inscriptions had a longer life.

Alteration
It is not difficult to alter the writings on a manuscript since they are written on paper.

It is difficult to alter the writings on an inscription since they are written on a hard surface like a stone.

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.