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The While the printing press was developed in Germany in the late 15th century. It seems that the technology was , Venetians quickly adopted by the Venetiantechnology. By the early 16th century , the city had developed an indigenous printing industry. Indeed, it was to become one of the major centres centers of the early print industry in Europe. This The presence of printers was not only important economically but also culturally. The Republic’s printers produced many important volumes of Latin and Greek authors , and this was very important for the study of the classical past. Printed peoples encouraged more to study the ancient past, which was very important in the spread of Humanism and ideas such as the superiority of reason and the individual .<ref> Ackroyd, Peter. Venice: Pure City (London, Chatto & Windus. 2009), p 113</ref>. Venetians  Venetian printers unlike elsewhere also did not have to contend with Church censorship and especially or the threat of the fearsome Inquisition. This meant that many Venetians printed texts that could not be printed elsewhere were published anywhere else in the city-stateCatholic world. Moreover, the Republic’s publishing industry attracted many writers to the city, such as the great satirist Aretino who were able to earn a living with their pen and did not require a patron.<ref>Norwich, p 113</ref>.