A question about our Founding Documents [View all]

The Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and the Bill of Rights were all hand-written in ink on parchment. If you've ever seen them on display in Washington, D.C., you'll know how these documents are inspiring and beautiful.

So, here's my question: Why were they hand-written? Gutenberg had invented his moveable type printing press in the 1450s, some 300 years earlier. Why weren't our Founding Documents printed?

Thanks, in advance.