How do books and other written manuscripts help us understand the history of medieval ? Give examples to support your answer.
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In the early Middle Ages (say 500 to 1100 of the Common Era), in most parts of Europe, probably a majority of books were written by monastics, monks and nuns. ... A book was made up of a collection of sheets of animal skin (“parchment” or “vellum”) or, from maybe 1300 onwards, paper.
Although there is no exact date known, between 618 and 907 AD–The period of the Tang Dynasty–the first printing of books started in China. ... Bi Sheng developed a printing process in which written text could be copied with the use of formed character types, the earliest types being made of ceramic or clay material.
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