Why did publishers rarely print volumes in Greek before Aldus Manutius?
Lack of demand
Complexity of Greek typeface
No access to Greek texts
Greek was considered a dead language
Answer
Greek was the most important written language of the late Middle Ages and Renaissance, but before Aldus Manutius, it was rare to find Greek texts printed in the Latin alphabet, because Greek typeface was so complex to produce.
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