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The Gutenberg Bible, ... (HUMI) at Keio University is known for its high-quality digital images of Gutenberg Bibles and other rare books. [70]
Picture of an original Gutenberg Bible in the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Yale University. Picture taken by Henry Trotter in 2005. The author releases the picture to the public domain.
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Back in the 1450s, when the Bible became the first major work printed in Europe with moveable metal type, Johannes Gutenberg was a man with a plan. The German inventor decided to make the most of ...
Back in the 1450s, when the Bible became the first major work printed in Europe with moveable metal type, Johannes Gutenberg was a man with a plan. The German inventor decided to make the most of his new technology — the movable-type printing press — by producing an unprecedented version of the Scripture for wealthy customers who could ...
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The Mainz Psalter was the second major book printed with movable type in the West; [1] the first was the Gutenberg Bible. It is a psalter commissioned by the Mainz archbishop in 1457. The Psalter introduced several innovations: it was the first book to feature a printed date of publication, a printed colophon , two sizes of type, printed ...