Which best describes printing before the invention of the Gutenberg printing press?

a long, expensive process

short, expensive process

long, inexpensive process

short, inexpensive process

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Jaelyn Hutchinson

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23 May, 20:26

Which best describes printing before the invention of the Gutenberg printing press?

a long, expensive process

short, expensive process

long, inexpensive process

short, inexpensive process

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Barbara Solomon · Answer 1

A long, expensive process

Books were mainly produced by scribes before the invention of the Gutenberg press. Producing books by hand is a much slower process and it would also cost more because of the number of people you would need to employ, therefore it would be a long, expensive process.

Which best describes printing before the invention of the Gutenberg printing press?a long, expensive processshort, expensive processlong, inexpensive processshort, inexpensive process

Which best describes printing before the invention of the Gutenberg printing press?

a long, expensive process

short, expensive process

long, inexpensive process

short, inexpensive process