Bible. Hamesh Megilot, Constantinople: Yonah Ashkenazi, 1744, BS1309.A2 1744, Title page.
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Impact of Printing
Shulhan Arukh, Venice, 1565, RB125:1-4, Title page.
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Aderet Eliyahu, Elijah ben Moses Bashyazi, Printed by Gershom Soncino, Constantinople, 1531, SHF 1766:1, Fols. 1v-2r.
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Overview: Impact of Printing
Printing The introduction of moveable type and the printing press to Europe in the mid-fifteenth century revolutionized the way knowledge was transmitted and had a profound, if not quite immediate, impact on both Jewish and Christian culture. Although books remained expensive commodities and literacy remained low throughout the early modern period, the printing press allowed […]