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Quill
3.Image from (ninapierce.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/quill-and-...). Quills were used as writing implements by people privy to education, who could afford the feathers. Goose feathers were most common, while swan feathers were premium (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quill). Like scrolls, one had to be literate in order to publish. The spread of literacy from the scroll era, meant the church’s powers over people lessened, with publics able to choose what they read and wrote.
Quill
3.Image from (ninapierce.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/quill-and-...). Quills were used as writing implements by people privy to education, who could afford the feathers. Goose feathers were most common, while swan feathers were premium (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quill). Like scrolls, one had to be literate in order to publish. The spread of literacy from the scroll era, meant the church’s powers over people lessened, with publics able to choose what they read and wrote.