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Monks before the printing press were among the only people in Europe who made and copied books. Because they had the elite and rare ability to read and write, they took huge amounts of pride with a feeling of civic duty in their literature tasks. Also, since vellum (paper made from young animal skins) was extremely expensive, and so was ink and book binding, the monks had to make sure they weren't wasting their time and money. It probably took weeks to copy a bible so they had time and motivation to do it right. Also, they "illuminated" or illustrated their manuscripts heavily so as not to waste the costly vellum and as an homage to their faith and the humanity that was so dependent on their work.
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