When I thought the about the printing press, I always thought it was an invention that got a lot done in little time. That may still be case for mass production. Durning the workshop on Wednesday, I noticed the time it takes to print a sentence. I began to question how long it took people to complete a whole page of written text. It took a bit of time to create a sentence. My partner and I had to look for each letter and properly place it in order to print right. I found the process tedious and shudder to think how long it took to piece a book together.
I find the change from written calligraphy to print sad. While it may have made the task of producing books faster it did reduce the amount of illuminators. Not only were they now putting emphasis on the text but illuminations were now being left behind.
