Timeline for How long did it take a scribe to manually copy the Quran before the invention of printing?
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| Aug 5 at 16:40 | comment | added | Tsundoku | @Lambie I figured that out already in a question I posted in March 2021. See also my answer, below. | |
| Aug 5 at 16:35 | comment | added | Lambie | I think the printing press with Arabic letters came late to the Arabic-speaking world. onlineexhibits.library.yale.edu/s/arabic-printing/page/… | |
| Aug 5 at 12:08 | answer | added | Tsundoku | timeline score: 4 | |
| Jan 26, 2023 at 19:44 | comment | added | Stuart F | It's possible the time taken changed through history: customs or methods might have changed, inventions like artificial light and better pens and ink would make a difference, etc. It makes sense to specify an approximate historical period. | |
| Jan 25, 2023 at 16:54 | comment | added | Tsundoku | @user14111 I'm not saying it depends on the existence of the printing press. But how much interest would there be in this question after the invention of the printing press? | |
| Jan 25, 2023 at 3:04 | comment | added | user14111 | Why would the length of time it takes a scribe to copy a book by hand depend on whether it was before or after the invention of printing? | |
| Jan 24, 2023 at 11:46 | history | asked | Tsundoku | CC BY-SA 4.0 |