Report, if you have a problem with this page“ This is an instance of the truism that, when switching from one recording medium to another, there is always a considerable data loss. As the Roman empire declined, continuing preservation of early texts would be dependent on the efforts of the book copyists in the Middle Ages - and good luck. Are there any resemblances to our current digitization concerns? ”
Sara Ayad
From : The History of the Book in 100 Books: The Complete Story