Question
How did print culture develop in Europe? Explain.

Answer

Print culture developed in Europe-
  1. Chinese paper reached Europe which made possible the production of manuscripts, carefully written by scribes.
  2. Marco Polo brought the technology of woodblock printing by which Italians began producing books with woodblocks and soon the technology spread to other parts of Europe.
  3. Book fairs were held at different places.
  4. Production of handwritten manuscripts was organised in new ways to meet the expanded demand.
  5. Woodblock printing gradually became more and more popular and was widely used in Europe to print textiles, playing cards and religious pictures etc.
  6. The first known printing press was developed by Johann Gutenberg.

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