Asked by ben hen

Which BEST explains why early print sources have very few illustrations?

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Responses

They requires a lot of ink, which was very costly.

They requires a lot of ink, which was very costly.

They were the most expensive part of the printing process.

They were the most expensive part of the printing process.

Most events did not require images to be clearly understood.

Most events did not require images to be clearly understood.

Society at the time did not trust information that came from images.

Society at the time did not trust information that came from images.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
They were the most expensive part of the printing process.

Early illustrations required separate woodcuts or engraved plates and extra labor, which raised costs and slowed production, so printers used them sparingly.