Printing did not immediately collapse manuscript culture

Evidence

The birth of print did not cause the collapse of manuscript culture; manuscript writings, in many forms, would continue to play a major part in the work of government, in the provision of news and in the literary world, for many centuries. — Andrew Pettegree, Arthur der Weduwen, The Library- A Fragile History, 167

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Andrew Pettegree, Arthur der Weduwen, The Library- A Fragile History, 167
• XREF: connects to: Print did not immediately collapse manuscript book production — Andrew Pettegree, Arthur der Weduwen, The Library- A Fragile History, 167; Printing collapsed book prices to roughly parchment-market value levels — Andrew Pettegree, Arthur der Weduwen, The Library- A Fragile History, 182; Manuscript rarification took roughly a century to restore collector value — Andrew Pettegree, Arthur der Weduwen, The Library- A Fragile History, 198 (+4 more)