Question
Download Solution PDFConsider the following statements about Manuscripts and Inscriptions.
1. Manuscripts were written on relatively hard surfaces such as stone or metal.
2. Inscriptions were written on palm leaf, or on the birch.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Neither 1 nor 2.
Key Points
Manuscripts:
- Written by hand.
- Written on palm leaf, or on the specially prepared bark of a tree known as the birch, which grows in the Himalayas. So, statement 1 is NOT correct.
- Preserved in temples and monasteries.
- These books dealt with all kinds of subjects-
- Religious beliefs and practices.
- The lives of kings.
- Medicine and science.
- Epics, Poems, Plays.
Inscriptions:
- Written on relatively hard surfaces such as stone or metal. So, statement 2 is NOT correct.
- Subjects-
- King's orders.
- Records of victories in battle.
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