[Joe 6-pack]

"Note that this is a caucus thread, not a polemical thread attacking other confessions."

Noted with forgiveness begged.

"The printing press was available at roughly the same time to all of Europe; certainly it alone cannot account for the difference between an Italian’s immediate immersion in the image and the Englishman’s detachment from it."

And I was in no way implying that it is the exclusive explanation, merely submitting it as one of many factors; however, the spread of the press was largely a phenomenon which initially expanded north and west:

[annalex]

How does the map prove it?

1450’s: Central Germany
1460’s: Most Germany, Paris, Rome, Venice, Bologna, Naples
1470’s: Same plus England, Low Countries, Spain, whole of France
After that, everywhere.

If anything, the early adopters seems to be Italy, — “hot” temperament and Germany — “medium cold”. The late adopters are likewise “hot” like Spain and “cold” like England.