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Were the final copies of Shakespeare's plays written by hand?

Asked by julia999 (343points) December 20th, 2009

That is, after Shakespeare handed them in, they would have been rewritten and stored.

Here’s a pic:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ab/FirstFolioMuchAdo.jpg

Were they handwritten by scribes? The inconsistencies appear only slight, it seems almost impossible.

And if they were handwritten, would it have taken a person very long to do so?

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