text_original: Moreover, what were looked upon at the time of their occurrence as important events are not invariably those which time has proved to be of the utmost significance. In the middle of the fifteenth century, the coronation of Frederic III at Rome would have seemed of far more significance than the fact that an unknown workman xxvii INTRODUCTION should be experimenting in an obscure little shop on an invention which must have struck the copyists of the monastery bookrooms as trivial and imnecessary.
text_transcription: MOREOVER WHAT WERE LOOKED UPON AT THE TIME OF THEIR OCCURRENCE AS IMPORTANT EVENTS ARE NOT INVARIABLY THOSE WHICH TIME HAS PROVED TO BE OF THE UTMOST SIGNIFICANCE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FIFTEENTH CENTURY THE CORONATION OF FREDERICK THE THIRD AT ROME WOULD HAVE SEEMED OF FAR MORE SIGNIFICANCE THAN THE FACT THAT AN UNKNOWN WORKMAN SHOULD BE EXPERIMENTING IN AN OBSCURE LITTLE SHOP ON AN INVENTION WHICH MUST HAVE STRUCK THE COPYISTS OF THE MONASTERY BOOK ROOMS AS TRIVIAL AND UNNECESSARY
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