James Thorpe
The Gutenberg Bible
Landmark in Learning
$11.95, £6.95 hardcover
978-0-87328-169-0
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48 pages, 6 x 9 inches, 23 color illustrations, 7 b/w illustrations
June 2004, Available worldwide
Categories: Medieval Studies; Literary Studies; Christianity; Art; European History; History
June 2004, Available worldwide
Categories: Medieval Studies; Literary Studies; Christianity; Art; European History; History
The Gutenberg Bible, which appeared about 1455, represents the invention of printing in the Western world. The Huntington Library holds one of three vellum copies of the Gutenberg Bible in the United States. Color reproductions of several pages and initial letters from the Bible accompany this text, which details the early history of printing and the way the Gutenberg Bible was produced. The author also discusses Henry Huntington's purchase of the Bible in 1911 for the then-unimaginable sum of $50,000.