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1. Print Revolution

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   Before the press, errors accumulated through successive manual transcriptions, leading to textual drift even in foundational religious or legal documents. Print imposed a radical standardization. If a proofreader missed an error on one copy, it was instantly replicated across thousands. This accidental consistency, however, created new forms of objective authority. Scholars could now compare identical editions across vast distances, facilitating cumulative intellectual progress [4].
   Furthermore, the standardization of typography, specifically the adoption of [Roman typefaces](/entries/roman-…