Most of these translations, produced by anonymous translators, were acquired by the wealthy or the learned, the only ones who had the means to procure them. Even when printing considerably reduced the cost of books, Bibles, according to historian Gigliola Fragnito, were “accessible to few. ”
רוב התרגומים הללו, פרי עטם של מתרגמים עלומי שם, היו בבעלותם של העשירים והמלומדים — היחידים שהיו להם האמצעים לרכוש אותם ושיכלו לקרוא אותם .‏