Indian Epigraphy c10.s1.1
Indian Epigraphy c10.s1.1
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c10.s1.1
The practices of writing the letters of a record with ink on a softer material and of scratching or engraving them on a hard substance were both popular in ancient India. The royal charters were generally written at first on a perishable material and then engraved usually on copper plates and occassionally on stones.