What is a manuscript ? Mention any two limitations of it, during the nineteenth century.

Manuscripts were documents or books written by hand.
They were not used widely 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.

Manuscripts were documents or books written by hand. 

Limitations of manuscripts during the nineteenth century. 

(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