Pdf two gutenberg bibles used as compositors exemplars. The project gutenberg ebook of the canon of the bible by samuel davidson this ebook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. Also known as the 42line bible or the mazarine bible. It is therefore a monument that marks a turning point in the art. In the background section you can find out about gutenberg, how he produced the bible and the texts he printed.
Johann gutenberg was born in mainz, germany, around 1400, the son of an aristocratic family with ties to the local metalworking industry. On this site you will find the british librarys two copies of johann gutenberg s bible, the first real book to be printed using the technique of printing which gutenberg invented in the 1450s. By the mid1450s, he had perfected a system of printing with moveable type that he used to create what became the world. The gutenberg bible is the first great book printed in western europe using moveable metal type.
The gutenberg bible library of congress bible collection. Due to the high quality images especially the enlargements it is. Heute existieren noch 49 exemplare, wovon zwei im besitz des gutenbergmuseums sind. Compare model book pages of the bible, letterpress printing.
Gutenbergs bible unimelb library university of melbourne. One pigment used on the illuminated copies of gutenberg bibles, to establish could not be identified, specifically the organic dark red whether the palettes differ. Gutenberg bible, also called fortytwoline bible, or mazarin bible, the first complete book extant in the west and the earliest printed from movable type, so called after its printer, johannes gutenberg, who completed it about 1455 working at mainz, ger. Illuminated pages of the gutenberg bible, the fundamental principles of gutenbergs invention. American libraries canadian libraries universal library community texts project gutenberg biodiversity heritage library childrens library. The gutenberg bible also known as the 42line bible, the mazarin bible or the b42 was the first major book printed in the west using massproduced movable type. The gutenberg bible was among the earliest major books printed using mass produced. The gutenberg bible was among the earliest major books printed using massproduced. You may copy it, give it away or reuse it under the terms of the project. The whole revised and diligently compared with the latin vulgate by bishop richard challoner a. He lived in strasbourg in presentday france for a time, where he carried out experiments with moveable metallic type made from a mold. The bible, douayrheims, complete free ebook gutenberg. It marked the start of the gutenberg revolution and the age of the printed book in the west.
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