Mastering the basic concepts of philology or text science which include definitions, objects of philological research, aims and benefits and uses of philological research, the history of the development of philology in Europe, the Middle East, Asia and the archipelago, the relationship between philology and other sciences, research methods philology, and steps in philological research. Understanding the basic concepts of philology is used as a provision in carrying out research on Indonesian manuscripts, as an alternative to literary research with classical manuscripts as objects.