Only by the fourteenth century did the manufacture reach Germany, and not until the end of that century was it abundant and cheap enough for the printing of books to be a practicable business proposition.

• 仅仅到14世纪，造纸业就传人了德国，直到这个世纪末才出现大量足够便宜的纸，使得书籍的印刷变成一项现实可行的商业计划。