For nearly a millenia, prior to the invention of printing or photographic reproduction, the process of multiple recension was the primary method of preserving literary, religious, and artistic traditions; and copying was the purview not of artists in training but seasoned veterans.
The process of multiple recension was the primary method of preserving literary, religious, and artistic traditions;. This was prior to the invention of printing or photographic reproduction. This was for nearly a millenia. Copying was the purview not of artists in training but seasoned veterans. This was for nearly a millenia.