The monastic scribes who spent their lives copying religious texts in the Middle Ages threw themselves into their work as a measure of devotion -- but also to generate income for their monasteries.

• 中世纪那些将毕生精力用于抄录宗教典籍的修道士将这种工作视为衡量其虔诚的标准，同时也是为了给他们的修道院创收。