On Tuesday, January 12, 2021 at 11:57:31 AM UTC-8, wrote:
On Tue, 12 Jan 2021 12:58:06 +0700, John B.
wrote:
But of course, back in the day, the common people were not encouraged
to read the bible which was intended for only the Clergy. Imagine, if
one allowed the Hoi Polloi to read it think of all the different
interpretations of "The Word" that might emerge.
No need to imagine. The story of William Tyndale and his printed
translation of the Latin bible into English in 1535 illustrates what
did happen with the GUM (great unwashed masses) were able to read the
bible without requiring a priestly interpretation or a knowledge of
Latin:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyndale_Bible
Before moveable type They would engrave and entire page and print with that.. These engravings had limited life because the tinplates would wear out rapidly. The advantage of the moveable type was that you could replace a single worn out character. his allowed mass manufacturing of Bibles. Originally they were all in Latin until the Reformation. Martin Luther made an impression. Up until the 1950's in printing rooms they would employ people that checked for worn typefaces.