Gutenberg Bible First Edition #1 is a photograph by Sheila Terry/science Photo Library which was uploaded on February 16th, 2021.
Gutenberg Bible First Edition #1
Gutenberg, Johannes (Johann) (1398-1468), German goldsmith and inventor examining the first page of what was to be the first edition of a printed... more
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Gutenberg Bible First Edition #1
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Sheila Terry/science Photo Library
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Gutenberg, Johannes (Johann) (1398-1468), German goldsmith and inventor examining the first page of what was to be the first edition of a printed Bible, together with the printing operating assistants of the mechanical printing press. He is recognised as one of the pioneers of European printing, and is traditionally credited with the successful invention of printing by movable type and the mechanical press. This first complete Bible was published in1455 and is now famous as the “Gutenberg Bible”
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