Although there was no competition between the technologies, there was rivalry between nations. The Italians made energetic and successful efforts to catch up with Germany. Their most successful scriptorium quickly imported two leading German printers to set up presses in their book-producing shop. German printers had the disadvantage of working with the complex typeface that the Italians sneeringly referred to as "Gothic" and that later became known as black letter. Outside Germany, readers found this typeface disagreeable. The Italians, on the other hand, had a clear typeface known as roman that became the type of the future.
Hence, although the Germans made use of the paper revolution to introduce movable type, the Italians went far to regain the initiative by their artistry. By 1500 there were printing firms in 60 German cities, but there were 150 presses in Venice alone. However, since many nations and governments wanted their own presses, the trade quickly became international. The cumulative impact of this industrial spread was spectacular. Before printing, only the very largest libraries, of which there were a dozen in Europe, had as many as 600 books. The total number of books on the entire Continent was well under 100,000. But by 1500, after only 45 years of the printed book, there were 9 million in circulation.
- A.German printers originated and applied a technique that Italian printers adapted more artistically
- B.German printers mass-produced books, while Italian printers produced fewer books of better quality.
- C.German printers used only black typeface, while Italian printers used a variety of typeface colors and styles.
- D.German printers had greater technological skill, while Italian printers were more commercially successful.
B,C는 확실이 아니어서 오답으로 소거했고, A와 D중에서 고민했는데 D를 골랐습니다. D를 고른이유는 이탈리아가 더많은 (150) printing firm을 가지고 있다고 해서 골랐고, A는 독일이 이탈리아의 기술을 적용했다는 내용은 없는거 같아서 제거해서 틀렷습니다ㅜ. 답이 A인 이유가 궁금합니다.