three main ideas

from Vince, Tyler, and Christian

-in addition to standardization of typeface, the printing press standardized the process, thus becoming a precursor to the industrial revolution.
- the proliferation of information through text via the printing press proved to some that the church was no longer the sole place for dissemination of information. this ushered in an era of secularism in both literature and art.
- text and language became consistent for different regions, and more easily identifiable to belonging to different groups.