1. Renaissance Humanism emphasized the importance and glory of humanity. Remember Sophocles! Wonders are many on earth, and the greatest of these Is man who rides the ocean… He is the master of the ageless earth, to his own will bending The immortal mother of gods… He is lord of all living things… The use of language, the wind-swift motion of brain He learnt; found out the laws of living together In cities There is nothing beyond his power…. was an educational program that championed the study of Latin and Greek classics and Christian Church fathers as an end in itself and as a guide to reforming society

2. To spread these ideas and to have “an educational program” you must have lots and lots of Books! What do you know about the cost and labor involved in producing books?