Centers of Jewish Book Production in the Early Modern Period 1500–1750 Credits Map by Bill Nelson. Published in: The Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization, vol. 5. Engage with this Source Details Public Access Subjects: Print & book cultureLanguage & linguistics Related Guide Jewish Printing and Book Culture 1500–1750 Jewish printing unified far-flung communities by standardizing religious texts, created textual uniformity, and enabled vernacular translations, and facilitated the spread of Jewish texts and knowledge.