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enlightenment diu eh esPoc3) What is manuscripts? Mention some limitations of it during the 19th century

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Manuscripts were documents or books written by hand.

They were not used widely in the 19th century because : (i) They could not satisfy the ever-increasing demand for books. (ii) They were expensive as copying was an expensive, laborious and time-consuming business.(iii) Manuscripts were fragile, awkward to handle and could not be carried around or read easily.(iv) Their circulation was limited.



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