Question

what is a manuscript. mention 2 limitations during 19th century

Answer 1

these are handwritten documents......
limitations are:-
=>these are fragile
=> difficult to handle

Answer 2

Traditionally any record, report, or book written by hand is known as the Manuscript.

The main limitations of a manuscript in the 19th century are the following:

1. The handwritten manuscripts could not serve the increasing demand for copies.

2. They could not be easily copied, as copying was costly, labor and time-consuming job.

3. Manuscripts were not represented by its contents, which may combine the written document with maps, figures, mathematical calculations etc.