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Originally Posted by Julian658
Monks also preserved knowledge by handwriting books before the invention of the printer.
Furthermore:
"The printing press was invented in the Holy Roman Empire by the German Johannes Gutenberg in around 1440."
This further helped the spread of knowledge.
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Julian:
Have you ever read Thomas Cahill's book How The Irish Saved Civilization? The title is tongue-in-cheek, but the story is basically about what you said that I bolded, above. It's also a history of the Irish people. Very good read, almost poetic sometimes.