Democratized learning and allowed a faster propagation of new ideas.
The rediscovery of ancient scientific texts was accelerated after the Fall of Constantinople in 1453.
Marie Boas Hall
coined the term "Scientific Renaissance" to designate the early phase of the Scientific Revolution (1450 - 1630)
Block printing on wood came to the West from China between 1250 and 1350, papermaking came from China by way of the Arabs to 12th-century Spain, whereas the Flemish technique of oil painting was the origin of the new printers’ ink.
Three men of Mainz who invented the printing press
