Breaking Into Print

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Breaking Into Print is written by Stephen Krensky and published by . It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0756768438 (ISBN 10) and 9780756768430 (ISBN 13).

Up until the early 1400s, books were hand-lettered with knife-sharpened quills by industrious monks and were so rare and valuable that they were chained to the shelves of monastery libraries. But once the printing press was invented, the world of reading and access to information opened up to everyone, enabling explorers, scientists, and writers to easily share knowledge for the first time. This beautifully illustrated book for young adults, with a clear text, rich in historical details, demonstrates the dramatic impact this invaluable invention had on society. Exquisite wood engravings recall a way of life before the printing press changed the world. "It's a gorgeous format that does complete justice to the subject." An American Bookseller "Pick of the Lists".