I detect a contradiction between “brevity not seen as virtue” and “they couldn’t afford paragraphs”.
Yes, I don’t think “couldn’t afford paper” is a good explanation, books of this nature were for wealthy people anyway.
I detect a contradiction between “brevity not seen as virtue” and “they couldn’t afford paragraphs”.
Yes, I don’t think “couldn’t afford paper” is a good explanation, books of this nature were for wealthy people anyway.