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Unit 1 Ch 5 : Print Culture and the Modern World — Social Studies STD 10 — Question

CBSE BoardEnglish MediumSTD 10Social StudiesUnit 1 Ch 5 : Print Culture and the Modern World5 Marks
Question
How and why did woodblock printing become popular?
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Answer

Reasons for the popularity of the wood bock painting are as follows:
  1. The production of handwritten manuscripts could not satisfy the ever-increasing demand for books.
  2. Copying was an expensive, laborious and time-consuming business.
  3. Manuscripts were fragile, awkward to handle, and could not be carried around or read easily.
  4. Circulation therefore remained limited.
  5. With the growing demand for books, woodblock printing gradually became more and more popular as the cost of production by wood block was cheaper.

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