Question

why were manuscripts so expensive in the early fifteenth century? a. the printing press was very costly to use b. ink was very expensive and very scarce c. it took a very long time to copy the text d. the purchase tax the government charged was very high

Answer 1

c. because the printing press had to be used manually so it took a really long time.

Answer 2

The manuscripts were so expensive in the early 15th century because it took a very long time to copy the text.

Explanation:

The early manuscripts were written by hand, which took time to write.

• With no presence of printing press at that period, coping manuscripts consumed a lot of time.
• Most of the manuscripts were written by monks in the monasteries.
• The manuscripts were written by a monk or scholar who specialized in a particular field.
• According to historians, many scholars worked together to produce a manuscript, where some draw, others did writing and paint.

Therefore we can conclude that the manuscripts were expensive because they took a long time to complete.  

Thus the option C is the correct answer.      

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