1492 Anti-Printing Satire: Praised Hand-Copying, Then Printed the Book
ipeirotis · x · 2026-09-01
In 1492, as printing spread, Johannes Trithemius wrote "In Praise of Scribes" claiming hand-copying books was good for the soul. Ironically, he had the book printed because hand-copying was too slow to reach his audience—a classic case of dressing job preservation in moral goals.
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