MDIA 2000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Codex, Woodblock Printing, Scriptorium
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Development of paper: parchment writing surface skin of goats and sheep. No import costs: 1050 bce paper was developed by the chinese moves to europe in the 1200s, 350 ce roman first proto modern book (codex, 200 ce china develops block printing. Blocks of ink wood with raised surfaces depict hand-carved letters and illustrations. Development of books: middle ages: manuscript era. Churches, wealthy: 400 800 ce religious books were hand-copied by monks in rooms called scriptoria, 1200s licensed publishers distribute hand-copied books the canterbury. Tales: 1295 marco polo brings chinese ideas back to europe, 1400s europe"s middle class becomes more literate, 1456 johann gutenburg develops the printing press. This brought major social and cultural transformations: 1500 printing press spreads rapidly. 19th century: movement between master apprentice guild union, literacy rate. Compulsory education in europe and united states. Feared novels and fiction would lead to laziness: novels. Serialized stories leave on a cliffhanger so readers have to come back.
