The circulation of handwritten manuscripts remained limited because of which of the following?

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They were fragile to handle

They were expensive

They could not be read easily

All the above

answer is D.

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The circulation of handwritten manuscripts remained limited because they were fragile to handle, expensive, and could not be read easily. Manuscripts were highly fragile and expensive and thus had to be handled carefully. A manuscript is a handwritten document as opposed to a printed one. In ancient times, they were written on vellum(parchment of animal skins) or palm leaves. It was not easy to read a manuscript. However, manuscripts were catered for luxury editions and were only limited to aristocratic families. Since it was a luxury item, few people had access to it. They were handwritten and not printed. Thus they could not meet the increasing demand for books on time. Manuscripts were not easy to carry around. It was laborious and tedious to copy and handwrite every manuscript.

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