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Books were copied by scribes. Most scribes were monks or nuns. There were also commercial scribes, such as the ones employed by Christine de Pizan to copy the books she sold.
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∙ 13y agoMonks. Many spent their entire lives copying books.
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How did people in the Middle Ages print books before the printing press?
it was handwritten.
What was a explorers in a Middle Ages?
There was no explorers in the middle ages. When exploration started that is when the middle ages ended.
What period of time preceded the Middle Ages and what time period came after the Middle Ages?
Before the middle ages was Anquity (Greeks and Romans) and after the middle ages was the Renissance
One difference between the Middle Ages and previous eras is that during the Middle Ages. One difference between the Middle Ages and previous eras is that during the Middle Ages .?
well your wording is confusing😕
What is the middle ages called?
The 'middle ages' is also known as the 'medieval period'.
During the Middle Ages books were first written by what?
During the Middle Ages the monks were the people who preserved books and wrote books. The population of the Middle Ages couldn't read or write and there were really no schools for them to go to. Monks spent years creating and copying books. One of the great books that was done in this time was the Book of Kells.
Why did monks and nuns copy books?
Monks and nuns copied books as a form of spiritual practice, to spread knowledge and preserve important texts. Monasteries served as centers of learning in the Middle Ages, and copying books was a way to study and meditate on the texts. Additionally, the act of copying books helped ensure that knowledge was not lost to future generations.
What was a monk do in Middle Ages?
A monk usually lived in a monastic community. There he would pray, chant or sing and do other chores to help his group such as farming, baking, making cheese and wine, or copying books or illustrating books.
What were most books about in the middle ages?
Religion
What were books about in the middle ages?
the great gatsby
Why were books locked in chest in the middle ages?
They were valuable
Who During the Middle Ages books were first written by?
hand
During the Middle Ages books were first written by .?
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What was the impact of monasteries?
They kept learning and history alive during the dark ages and saved many books and ancient scripts by patiently hand copying them to make more books.
How did people in the Middle Ages print books before the printing press?
it was handwritten.
What were the painted books called that monks created in the Middle Ages?
Illuminated manuscripts .
Did the church ban books during the middle ages?
Yes, and not just during the middle ages. The Church maintained an Index Librorum Prohibitorum - a list of banned books - which the faithful were forbidden to read. The Index was abolished in 1966.
