Gutenberg Bible - Wikipedia
The Gutenberg Bible, also known as the 42-line Bible, the Mazarin Bible or the B42, was the earliest major book printed in Europe using mass-produced metal movable type. It marked the start of the "Gutenberg Revolution" and the age of printed books in the West.
Gutenberg Bible | Description, History, & Facts | Britannica
2024年10月8日 · Gutenberg Bible, the first complete book extant in the West and one of the earliest printed from movable type, so called after its printer, Johannes Gutenberg, who completed it about 1455 working at Mainz, Germany.
The Gutenberg Bible - Library of Congress Bible Collection ...
The Gutenberg Bible is the first great book printed in Western Europe from movable metal type. It is therefore a monument that marks a turning point in the art of bookmaking and consequently in the transition from the Middle Ages to the modern world.
The Gutenberg Bible - Harvard Library
The Gutenberg Bible is the first major work printed in Europe with movable metal type. The text is St. Jerome’s Latin Vulgate version, prepared by biblical scholars of Paris in the 13th century in an effort to produce a consistent and useful Latin text.
7 Things You May Not Know About the Gutenberg Bible
2015年2月23日 · Johannes Gutenberg has been called the most influential figure of the last millennium, yet he stands as one of the great question marks of history. Scholars don’t know when he was born, whether...
Not just a book: What is a Gutenberg Bible? And why is it ...
2024年6月24日 · A Gutenberg Bible is not your ordinary book. The first major work printed in Europe with moveable metal type by the mid-1450s gradually led to a massive multiplication of biblical texts, which eventually affected how parishioners related to religion.
The Morgan Gutenberg Bible Online
The Morgan Library & Museum is the only institution in the world to possess three copies of the Gutenberg Bible, the first substantial book printed from movable type in the West.