What is the difference between manuscript …

Bases

Manuscript

Inscription

Characteristic

It is handwritten records of the past.

It is not written but engraved records of the past.

Material

It is written on the surfaces of palm leaves, the bark of birch tree, vellum, papyrus, parchment, etc.

It is engraved record of kings and important events on surfaces like rocks, stones, walls of caves, pillars etc.

Preservation

It has written on the soft surfaces of palm leaves, the bark of the birch tree, vellum, papyrus, parchment, etc. Hence, difficult to preserve.

It has engraved on hard surfaces such as rocks, stones, walls of caves, pillars etc. Hence, it durable, and no special effort is needed for preservation.

Creation

It can be easily created.

As it is engraved on the hard surface. Thus require a lot of time and effort.

Durability (Longevity)

It has short lifetime, if it is not preserved properly.

It is engraved on the hard surface. Hence, it has longer life.

Modification

It can be easily modified because it is written on soft surface such as paper, tree bark etc.

It cannot easily modified because it is engraved on hard surface such as stone etc.

Example

Veda, Purana, Works of Kalidasa, Sangam Literature, Arthshastra of Kautilya

Ashoka Inscriptions, Alahabad Pillar, Bodhgaya inscription of Mahanaman, Iron pillar of Delhi, Rishtal inscription, Dhaneswar Khera Buddha image inscription