BREAKING INTO PRINT
Before and after the invention of the printing press
By Stephen Krensky
Up until the early 1400s, books were hand lettered by the monks using knife sharpened quills. They were so rare and valuable that they were chained to the shelves of monastery libraries. But, once the printing pres was available, the world of reading and access to information opened up to every one. For the first time explorers, scientists and writers could share their knowledge and the lives of people .every where were transformed.
Before and after the invention of the printing press
By Stephen Krensky
Up until the early 1400s, books were hand lettered by the monks using knife sharpened quills. They were so rare and valuable that they were chained to the shelves of monastery libraries. But, once the printing pres was available, the world of reading and access to information opened up to every one. For the first time explorers, scientists and writers could share their knowledge and the lives of people .every where were transformed.
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