A.
 Because the process of creating books was so labor-
 intensive before the invention of the printing press,
 there were very few books available.
 B.
 Because books were only created in monasteries
 before the invention of the printing press, only religious
 texts were published, so there were very few books.
 С.
 Because books had to be written by hand, and
 illustrations had to be added after each page was
 complete, only very short texts were considered for
 book-making.
 D.because no one in Medieval Europe valued intellect and culture there was very little interest in creating books before the invention of the printing press.