Breaking Into Print Before and After the Invention of the Printing Press

1. Breaking Into PrintBefore and After the Invention of the Printing Press parchment quill scribes manuscripts tinkered

2. parchment • Animal skin, usually from sheep or goats, that is made into a tough translucent paper for writing. A French monk sat hunched over a parchment page. The ancient diary was written on parchment.

3. quill • A hollow wing or tail feather used for writing He dipped a goose quill in some ink and began to write. A quill dipped in ink was an early kind of pen.

4. scribes • People who copy manuscripts or books by hand His scribes, however, created a new script that made writing easier to understand. Scribes, or people who copied manuscripts, were very important to the community long ago.

5. manuscripts • Books or papers written by hand http://www.bl.uk/collections/treasures/diamond.html The risk of fire from candles posed too great a danger to their precious manuscripts. Original manuscripts of early books are very rare and valuable.

6. tinkered • Worked in a clumsy or unskilled way Over the next few years, Guttenberg tinkered with the printing process. My father tinkered with the car, but he wasn’t able to fix it. Melissa Lape Wilson Elementary

7. Breaking Into Print- Vocabulary Review - • parchment_ • quill_ • scribes_ • manuscripts_ • tinkered_ A. A hollow wing or tail feather used for writing B. People who copy manuscripts or books by hand C. Worked in a clumsy or unskilled way D. Animal skin, usually from sheep or goats, that is made into a tough translucent paper for writing. E. Books or papers written by hand