What was print revolution ?
It was a revolution which not only reduced the cost of production of books but also changed their relationship with information and knowledge It influenced popular perceptions and people starred looking the world in a different way.
Explain the factors which were responsible for creating a virtual reading mania in Europe. [CBSE 2014]
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How did a new reading public emerged with the printing press ? Explain. [CBSE 2010 (D)]
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Explain any three reasons for an increase in reading mania in Europe in the 18th Century. [CBSE Sept. 2011]
The printing press is the most powerful engine of progress and public opinion is the force that will sweep despotism away". Who said these words ?
Not everyone welcomed the printed books, and those who did also had fears about it.' Explain by giving examples.
Why did people in the eighteenth century Europe think that print culture would bring enlightenment and end despotism? [CBSE 2011]
Why did some people fear the effect of the easily available printed books ? Choose one example from Europe and one from India. [CBSE Sept. 2011]
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Explain the role played by print in bringing about a division in the Roman Catholic Church. [CBSE Sept. 2011]
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Explain the role played by print in the spreading of Protestant Reformation. [CBSE 2012, 2013]
Write short notes to show that you know about:
(a) The Erasmus's idea of the printed book.
(b) The Vernacular Press Act. [CBSE Sept. 2011, 2012]
What did the spread of print culture in the nineteenth century India mean to :
Reformers
How did the oral culture enter print and how was the printed material transmitted orally ? Explain with suitable examples. [CBSE 2008 (F), Sept. 2012]
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How did the printers manage to attract the people, largely illiterate, towards, printed books ? [CBSE Sept. 2012]
"Woodblock print came to Europe after 1295". Give any three reasons to explain the above statement. [CBSE Sept. 2010]
Write short notes to show what you know about:
a) The Gutenberg Press
b) Erasmus's idea of the printed book
c) The Vernacular Press Act
c) The Vernacular Press Act
Who was the major producer of printed material in China ? For what purpose this material was used ?
What were the effects of the spread of print culture for poor people in nineteenth century India?
Explain any three features of handwritten manuscripts before the age of print in India. [CBSE Sept. 2010. 2011. 2012. 2013]
How were ideas and information written before the age of print in India ? How did the printing technique begin in India ? Explain. [CBSE 2008, Sept. 2010]
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Explain the role of missionaries in the growth of press in India. [CBSE Sept. 2010]
Name the printing presses which published numerous religious texts in vernaculars from the 1880s.
The shift from handprinting to mechanical printing led to the print revolution.’ Explain.