In the 16th century etching developed into the most needed printing technique in all of Europe. Thus woodblocks were displaced, losing importance with the invention of lithography and later photography. For this reason it remained above all an artistic printing means instead of something more practical and economical.
True, essays usually give you a choice of 2 sides, and asks which one you 'prefer' or think is the best of both, and to defend your side, and "bash down" the other one
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I thought it was 4-6 months but that isn’t an option