alleryStart learning →Before printing was invented, how were copies of a book usually made?
ABy steam machines
BScribes copying by hand
CBy stone rollers
DBy radio recording
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Scribes copying by hand
Before printing, works were copied manually by scribes, which made books slow and costly to produce.
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