The Reign of the Manuscript

"The Reign of the Manuscript" by Perry Wayland Sinks is a historical exploration of manuscript literature and its transformation with the advent of the printing press. The book highlights how printing reshaped literature and knowledge, tracing the shift from handwritten texts to printed books. Before printing, creating manuscripts was difficult and time-consuming before Johannes Gutenberg's creation in the 15th century. The story focuses on the painstaking work of saving ideas and the large changes that occurred in how literature spread among people.