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Print Culture and The Modern World
Explain the first printed book of Europe.
Gutenberg’s Bible, the first printed book in Europe:
(i)They were not just products of new technology. The text was printed in the new Gutenberg press with metal type, but the borders were carefully designed, painted and illuminated by hand by artists.
(ii)No two copies were the same.
(iii)Every page of each copy was different.
(iv)Even when two copies look similar, a careful comparison will reveal differences.
(v)Elites everywhere preferred this lack of uniformity: what they possessed then could be claimed as unique, for no one else owned a copy that was exactly the same.
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What did the spread of print culture in nineteenth century India mean to:
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Why did some people in eighteenth century Europe think that print culture would bring enlightenment and end despotism?
Why did some people fear the effect of easily available printed books? Choose one example from Europe and one from India.
What were the effects of the spread of print culture for poor people in nineteenth century India?
Explain how print culture assisted the growth of nationalism in India.
Where was the earliest kind of print technology developed?
For what purpose, the earliest textbooks were printed in China?
What is vellum?
Kitagawa Utamarao born in Edo in:
First known printing press developed by Gutenberg in:
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