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[LordZorintrhox]

Oh, cool.  Actually, printing presses would be pretty rad, and pretty dwarven, come the think of it.

[profit]

Oh, cool.  Actually, printing presses would be pretty rad, and pretty dwarven, come the think of it.

Too bad Gutenberg invented it after 1400.

[LegoLord]

You don't see the Americans making a fresh copy of their declaration of independence just because it's a little worn and deserves better 

Actually, we do.  You've never been to the Smithsonian, have you?

Anyway, in the real world, when people would go out to make a new beginning in a new land, they wouldn't waste money on some super-fancy, high-quality book to keep records in.  No.  Chances were, it would get stepped on, dropped in the mud and water, and all sorts of other crazy things might happen.  Sure, they'd make sure it was durable, but not nice.  They'd rather spend that money on a little extra food (which given the cost books used to be would be a large difference between success and failure.

Also; a slate of stone has less use as a writing surface than a stack of papers with a thickness equivalent to said slate.  This should be kept in mind when thinking about which material dwarves would most commonly use.

[Silverionmox]

Oh, cool.  Actually, printing presses would be pretty rad, and pretty dwarven, come the think of it.

Too bad Gutenberg invented it after 1400.

That's why I said printing with movable type, but not a printing press. The Chinese had it centuries before the tech limit.

Also; a slate of stone has less use as a writing surface than a stack of papers with a thickness equivalent to said slate.  This should be kept in mind when thinking about which material dwarves would most commonly use.

Sure, if it is available. Sacred texts, one of the two original uses of writing, would certainly fit on stone tablets. Dwarven writing is bound to be evolved from engraving on walls also (if there will be a prehistory). Slate can be erased and reused, by the way. So there's some wriggle room, I presume dwarves would use stone when paper isn't available for some reason (wood shortage in the mountains, etc.).

[Maggarg - Eater of chicke]

I made a thread about this yonks ago.
http://www.bay12games.com/forum/index.php?topic=26516.msg313276#msg313276
Ok, perhaps not as many yonks as previously thought.