Print Culture & Modern World (C10)

The First Printed Books; Print Comes to Europe; The Print Revolution and its Impact; The Reading Mania; The Nineteenth Century; India and the World of Print; Religious Reform and Public Debates; New Forms of Publication; Print and Censorship

Who were called Chapmen

Who were called ‘Chapmen’?

Book seller
Paper seller
Workers of printing press
Seller of ‘penny chap books’

Why was reading of manuscript not easy in India

Why was reading of manuscript not easy in India? Choose the appropriate reason from the following options :

Manuscripts were highly cheap.
Manuscripts were widely spread out.
Manuscripts were written in English and Hindi.
Manuscripts were fragile.

By 1448, Gutenberg perfected the system of printing

Fill in the blank: By 1448, Gutenberg perfected the system of printing. The first book he printed was the ___.

Buddhist missionaries from China introduced hand-printing technology into

Fill in the blank: Buddhist missionaries from China introduced hand-printing technology into ___ around A.D. 768-770.

Why was Gulamgiri book written by Jyotiba Phule in 1871

Why was ‘Gulamgiri’ book written by Jyotiba Phule in 1871?

Why was the Vernacular Press Act passed in 1878

Why was the Vernacular Press Act passed in 1878?

How had the printing press created a new culture of reading in Europe

How had the printing press created a new culture of reading in Europe ? Explain with examples.

Print created the possibility of wide circulation of ideas

"Print created the possibility of wide circulation of ideas and introduced a new world of debate and discussion." Analyse the statement in the context of religion in Europe.

The ‘Print Revolution’ had transformed the lives of people

“The ‘Print Revolution’ had transformed the lives of people changing their relationship to information and knowledge.” Analyse the statement.

Not everyone welcomed the printed book, and those who did also had fears about it

"Not everyone welcomed the printed book, and those who did also had fears about it." Justify the statement by giving three arguments.