Well, in a manner of speaking, only X percent did have access to print--as it was manuscript and rare, thus only the rara avis could possess it. I never considered this until this moment--but when Gutenberg did invent his moveable type, how many actually were literate? Surely there must have been a considerable time-lag between access to text and ability to appreciate it?
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