Question

Write any four difference between manuscript and inscription.​

Answer 1

Explanation:

What is a manuscript?

• A handwritten book is called manuscript. Before the invention of print technology, books were written in the form of manuscript.
• Palm leaves and bark of birch trees were used for writing manuscript.

What is an inscription?

• A text inscribed on stone or any other hard surface is called inscription. Most of the inscriptions were written on stone slabs or pillars.
• Such inscriptions usually contained order or message from the king.
• Some inscriptions contained details of good deed by important people.

Answer 2

Manuscripts:

1. Manuscripts are the old books that give handwritten accounts.

2. These were written on leaves and barks of trees, so they are prone to decompose after some time.

Inscriptions:

1. Inscriptions are engraved form of writing used for various purposes.

2. These were written on hard surfaces, e.g. stones. Inscriptions are more durable.