How often did scribes have to copy an ancient text before the invention of printing in order for that text to survive throughout the centuries?

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Posted in categories: Literature, Mediaeval Greek, Other Languages

At an absolute minimum in Europe, four times. Each time there was a technological advance in book production, the superseded tech books were copied and discarded. Tech advances included:

  • The introduction of papyrus
  • The introduction of the codex
  • The introduction of parchment
  • The introduction of lowercase
Answered 2016-11-18
[Originally posted on http://quora.com/How-often-did-scribes-have-to-copy-an-ancient-text-before-the-invention-of-printing-in-order-for-that-text-to-survive-throughout-the-centuries/answer/Nick-Nicholas-5]

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