Question

What development led to the beginning of print revolution?

Answer 1

As literacy and schools spread in European countries, there was a virtual reading mania that

developed.

New forms of popular literature appeared to target new readers.

There were ritual calendars along with ballads and folk tales.

In England, penny chapbooks were carried by petty pedlars, known as chapmen and sold for a penny, so that even the poor could buy them.

In France, these low-priced books were called ‘Biliotheque Blene’, as they were bound in cheap blue covers.

There were romances, histories, books of various sizes, serving different purposes and interests.

Periodical press developed to combine information on current affairs with entertainment.

The ideas of scientists and scholars had now become more accessible to the common people.

Scientists like Isaac Newton began to publish their discoveries. Writings of thinkers like

Thomas Paire, Voltaire and Rousseau also affected the thinking of the people.

Answer 2

As literacy and schools spread in European countries, there was a virtual reading mania that
developed.
New forms of popular literature appeared to target new readers.
There were ritual calendars along with ballads and folk tales.
In England, penny chapbooks were carried by petty pedlars, known as chapmen and sold for a penny, so that even the poor could buy them.
In France, these low-priced books were called ‘Biliotheque Blene’, as they were bound in cheap blue covers.
There were romances, histories, books of various sizes, serving different purposes and interests.
Periodical press developed to combine information on current affairs with entertainment.
The ideas of scientists and scholars had now become more accessible to the common people.
Scientists like Isaac Newton began to publish their discoveries. Writings of thinkers like
Thomas Paire, Voltaire and Rousseau also affected the thinking of the people.