paper

Evidence

"Furthermore, the cost of paper declined, leading to the production of cheaper, more accessible books for lay urban classes."

Remarks

The text discusses how the declining cost of paper in the late fourteenth century (p. 20) allowed for the production of cheaper books, which in turn supported the rise of vernacular text production in England, including medical recipes and literary works (p. 20). This economic shift enabled lay craftsmen and merchants to participate more actively in manuscript culture (p. 20).