Re:Jobs that no longer exist
by dredmorbius on Saturday October 15, 2016 @12:44PM
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The entire medieval bookmaking process, from velum and inks to lettering to illumination (illustrations) was fascinating. And extraordinarily expensive.
Figure that a single book was 1/2 to 1/3 a man-year's labour, of rare and skilled talent. They were more bespoke jewelry than media, and often treated as such.
If you think about the falling costs, and increased access, to information over the span of centuries, it's staggering.
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Figure that a single book was 1/2 to 1/3 a man-year's labour, of rare and skilled talent. They were more bespoke jewelry than media, and often treated as such.
If you think about the falling costs, and increased access, to information over the span of centuries, it's staggering.