AGES ERA PERIOD
MIDDLE AGES
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the Anglo-Saxon Conquest beginning in the 1450s.
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the Peasant Uprising of 1381.
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the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the 1530s.
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the wave of contempt for manuscripts that followed the beginning of printing in 1476.
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Detailed explanation-1: -It also found that those stories were written down in a total of 40, 614 manuscripts, but only 3, 648 of those have survived.
Detailed explanation-2: -The medieval book was a codex written on vellum or parchment, although by the 15th century paper manuscripts were normal. Many medieval manuscripts attained a high perfection of colour and form and are renowned for their beauty.
Detailed explanation-3: -Monastery libraries housed most books and all books were copied by hand, usually by monks. This process of copying and disseminating books was essential to the preservation of knowledge.
Detailed explanation-4: -Most medieval manuscripts were written on specially treated animal skins, called parchment or vellum (paper did not become common in Europe until around 1450). The pelts were first soaked in a lime solution to loosen the fur, which was then removed.