What were the three difficulties in copying manuscripts? What was the use of printing press? Describe.

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What were the three difficulties in copying manuscripts? What was the use of printing press? Describe.


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Difficulties in copying manuscripts were:

(i) Copying manuscript was an expensive business.

(ii) It was laborious and time-consuming.

(iii) Manuscripts themselves were fragile, awkward to handle and could not be easily carried around or read easily.

Use of printing press:

(i) It enable people to produce books at greater speed.

(ii) The production of books in large number created a new culture of reading and enlarged the number  set up of readers.

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