Why was the invention of the movable type of printing press so important to the renaissance?

Answer 1

1) Before the printing press, all books were handwritten. They were very expensive to produce and only the clergy or the very rich and powerful had books. With the invention of the press, books became a whole lot cheaper to produce.

2) For the first time, books could be produced in volume (unlike a manuscript that would take sometimes years to be written and illuminated). So there were more books to go around.

3) With the printing press, books started to be made in the languages people spoke in. Before then, all books were written in either Latin or Greek. Only scholars were actually able to read/understand them. But now that books started to use common languages and were more accessible, the masses were finally able to read them.

Answer 2

The invention of the movable type printing press by Johannes Gutenberg in the 15th century revolutionized the spread of knowledge during the Renaissance by making books faster and cheaper to produce. This led to the rapid dissemination of ideas, fostering intellectual and cultural growth as people gained easier access to information and literature. The printing press played a crucial role in the dissemination of humanist ideas, scientific discoveries, and religious reform movements during the Renaissance.

Answer 3

The invention of movable type made the printing press much more efficient to use. This led to the proliferation of printed broadsheets, which spread ideas quickly and inexpensively.

Answer 4

It was important because they wanted to make sagas

Answer 5

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