Question

what is the difficulties historians face in using manuscripts​

Answer 1

Answer:

Many difficulties were faced by historians. Some of them are :

1.Different interpretation

2.Poor handwriting

3.Confusion

4.Copying errors

Answer 2

Answer:

While using manuscripts, historians face a number of difficulties.

Before the advent of the printing press, Manuscripts were written with hand. It was not legible and so one would be forced to guess what is written. As a result, there were small but significant differences between any two copies. Also, it was difficult to read handwritten manuscripts.

The scribes who copied them introduced changes. So the original manuscripts were very rare to find. As a result, historians have to read different versions of the same text to guess what the authors had originally written. This discrepancy in different versions of manuscripts may lead to inaccurate historical information.