Printing collapsed book prices to roughly parchment-market value levels

Evidence

The librarian of the Benedictine monastery at Tegernsee in Upper Bavaria could rejoice after acquiring a three-volume edition of Ambrose for only 3 florins, roughly the same amount as earned by the monastery from selling thirteen sheets of prepared parchment. — Andrew Pettegree, Arthur der Weduwen, The Library- A Fragile History, 182

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Andrew Pettegree, Arthur der Weduwen, The Library- A Fragile History, 182
• XREF: connects to: Early printers shifted book production from commission to speculation — Andrew Pettegree, Arthur der Weduwen, The Library- A Fragile History, 171; Printing did not immediately collapse manuscript culture — Andrew Pettegree, Arthur der Weduwen, The Library- A Fragile History, 167; Print’s abundance made destroyed libraries swiftly replaceable — Andrew Pettegree, Arthur der Weduwen, The Library- A Fragile History, 229 (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• Print’s abundance made destroyed libraries swiftly replaceable #expands (0.70) — Andrew Pettegree, Arthur der Weduwen, The Library- A Fragile History, 229
• Cheap reformation pamphlets drew new buyers into book ownership #expands (0.70) — Andrew Pettegree, Arthur der Weduwen, The Library- A Fragile History, 231
• Early printers shifted book production from commission to speculation #expands (0.60) — Andrew Pettegree, Arthur der Weduwen, The Library- A Fragile History, 171
• Printing did not immediately collapse manuscript culture #complicates (0.50) — Andrew Pettegree, Arthur der Weduwen, The Library- A Fragile History, 167