Question

Explain the factors responsible for the invention of new printing technology.

Answer 1

1. The production of handwritten manuscripts could not satisfy the ever increasing demand for books.

2.Copying was an expensive, labourious and time consuming exercise.

1. Manuscripts were fragile(easily broken), difficult to handle and could not be cared for read easily

4.Though woodblock printing was popular there was clearly a need for quicker and cheaper reproduction of texts.