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Gutenberg Bible

Latin Bible printed in Mainz around 1455; the first major book printed in Europe with movable metal type.

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c. 1455
Also known as
42-line Bible, Mazarin Bible

The Gutenberg Bible was printed by Johannes Gutenberg in Mainz and completed around 1455. It is an edition of the Latin Vulgate Bible. The Library of Congress holds one of the few perfect copies on vellum.

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  1. The Gutenberg Bible (Library of Congress Bible Collection), Library of Congress. Primary record
    The printing of the Bible was probably completed late in 1455 at Mainz, Germany.
    The text of the Gutenberg Bible is the Latin translation known as the “Vulgate,” which was made by St. Jerome in the fourth century.
  2. Johannes Gutenberg, Encyclopaedia Britannica. Scholarship & press
    Johannes Gutenberg is known for having designed and built the first known mechanized printing press in Europe. In 1455 he used it to print the Gutenberg Bible, which is one of the earliest books in the world to be printed from movable type.
  3. Printing press, Encyclopaedia Britannica. Scholarship & press Archived copy
    Gutenberg used his press to print an edition of the Bible in 1455; this Bible is the first complete extant book in the West, and it is one of the earliest books printed from movable type.
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