Gutenberg Bible

'Gutenberg Bible' contains the following 3 items:

(1) Old Testament
(2) New Testament
(3) Additional images
Special shots taken to record watermarks, red printing and other special features. Some are taken at higher resolution than other images, some use special lighting techniques, some are close-ups, some pictures of the whole book.

The Gutenberg Bible, digitised by the HUMI Project, Keio University, July 2005; © National Library of Scotland

Gutenberg Bible
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Permanent URL:	http://digital.nls.uk/74481666
Description:	The first book printed with moveable type. Printed in Mainz, Germany, around 1455 by Johannes Gutenberg, the inventor of printing, and Johannes Fust. One of around only 20 complete copies to survive out of the original 180. Two volumes. Also known as �The 42-line Bible� or �The Mazarine Bible�.
Additional NLS resources:	Library catalogue record

Full description:	The first book printed with moveable type. Printed in Mainz, Germany, around 1455 by Johannes Gutenberg, the inventor of printing, and Johannes Fust. One of around only 20 complete copies to survive out of the original 180. Two volumes. Also known as �The 42-line Bible� or �The Mazarine Bible�. Variously known as The Gutenberg Bible, The Mazarine Bible or The 42-line Bible.
Form / genre:	Written and printed matter > Books
Dates / events:	1455 [Date printed]
Places:	Europe > Germany > Rhineland Palatinate > Rheinhessen-Pfalz > Mainz (inhabited place) [Place printed]
Subject / content:	Bible Incunabula Letterpress printing
Person / organisation:	Gutenberg, Johann, 1397?-1468 [Printer]
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