Which BEST explains why early print sources have very few illustrations?

They requires a lot of ink, which was very costly.

They requires a lot of ink, which was very costly.

They were the most expensive part of the printing process.

They were the most expensive part of the printing process.

Most events did not require images to be clearly understood.

Most events did not require images to be clearly understood.

Society at the time did not trust information that came from images.

The most likely explanation is that early print sources had very few illustrations because they required a lot of ink, which was very costly.