Compare Hand Copying and Reusable Type - Practice 1

A manuscript is written by hand.

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A manuscript is written by hand. Movable type uses reusable pieces arranged for printing; a carved woodblock holds a larger fixed design. Printing histories include several regions and technologies, so do not claim one European inventor invented all printing.

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A page copied with a pen is a manuscript. Rearranging separate type pieces changes a printing layout without carving a whole new page block.

Three separate type pieces M, A and P are shown in one row, then rearranged P, A and M. Reusable pieces can form a new layout, unlike a single fixed whole-page block.

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A contour line joins positions at the same elevation. Walking along a drawn contour is different from crossing uphill through several contours.

Question 1 A scribe writes each word with a pen. Which method is described? hand copying movable type photography

Question 2 A printer rearranges separate letter pieces. Which method is described? hand copying each whole page photography movable type

Question 3 A whole page design is carved into one block. Which method is described? sound recording woodblock printing separate movable type

Question 4 Why can separate type be reused for a different page? The pieces can be rearranged. Every piece contains every possible book. No layout is needed.

Question 5 Does one printing method prove all regions adopted it at once? Yes; technology spreads instantly everywhere. Yes; records are unnecessary. No; adoption differed by place and time.

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