Question

‘‘Printing brought the reading public and hearing public closer.’’ Substantiate the statement with appropriate

argument.​

Answer 1

Answer:

Access to books created a new culture of reading. Now books could reach out to wider sections of people. If earlier there was a hearing public, now a reading public came into being.

Answer 2

Answer: Printing reduced cost of books

Time and labour required to produce each book came down

Multiple copies could be printed with greater ease

Books began to create a new reading public.

But could be read by only literates and literacy in Europe was low at that time

So printers began publishing Ballads and folk lore which were beautifully illustrated with paintings

These were then sung at gatherings in villages and taverns in towns.

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