42-line Bible
E240536
The 42-line Bible is the earliest major book printed in Europe using Johannes Gutenberg’s movable-type technology, renowned as a landmark of the printing revolution.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 42-line Bible canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2157719 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 42-line Bible Context triple: [Gutenberg Bible copies, haveTypeOf, 42-line Bible]
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A.
ESV Thinline Bible
The ESV Thinline Bible is a portable, slimline edition of the English Standard Version designed for easy carrying and everyday reading.
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B.
Louis Segond Bible
The Louis Segond Bible is a widely used French Protestant translation of the Bible, first published in the late 19th century and known for its clear, classical language.
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C.
ESV Large Print Bible
The ESV Large Print Bible is an edition of the English Standard Version designed with enlarged text for easier reading and study.
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D.
Synodal Bible
The Synodal Bible is the standard Russian Orthodox Church translation of the Bible into modern Russian, first published in the 19th century and still widely used in liturgy and personal study.
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E.
Tyndale Bible
The Tyndale Bible is an early 16th-century English translation of the Bible by William Tyndale that laid the foundation for later English versions of Scripture.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 42-line Bible Target entity description: The 42-line Bible is the earliest major book printed in Europe using Johannes Gutenberg’s movable-type technology, renowned as a landmark of the printing revolution.
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A.
ESV Thinline Bible
The ESV Thinline Bible is a portable, slimline edition of the English Standard Version designed for easy carrying and everyday reading.
-
B.
Louis Segond Bible
The Louis Segond Bible is a widely used French Protestant translation of the Bible, first published in the late 19th century and known for its clear, classical language.
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C.
ESV Large Print Bible
The ESV Large Print Bible is an edition of the English Standard Version designed with enlarged text for easier reading and study.
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D.
Synodal Bible
The Synodal Bible is the standard Russian Orthodox Church translation of the Bible into modern Russian, first published in the 19th century and still widely used in liturgy and personal study.
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E.
Tyndale Bible
The Tyndale Bible is an early 16th-century English translation of the Bible by William Tyndale that laid the foundation for later English versions of Scripture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Gutenberg Bible
ⓘ
Latin Bible ⓘ early printed book ⓘ incunable ⓘ |
| approximatePrintingEndYear | 1455 ⓘ |
| approximatePrintingStartYear | 1454 ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Johannes Gutenberg ⓘ |
| century | 15th century ⓘ |
| content | Vulgate Bible text ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| denominationalContext |
Catholic Church worldwide
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Church
|
| format | folio ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Gutenberg Bible copies
ⓘ
surface form:
42-line Gutenberg Bible
B42 ⓘ Gutenberg Bible copies ⓘ
surface form:
Gutenberg Bible
Mazarin Bible ⓘ |
| hasApproximateOriginalEditionSize | about 180 copies ⓘ |
| hasApproximatePaperCopies | about 150 copies ⓘ |
| hasApproximateVellumCopies | about 30 copies ⓘ |
| hasSignificance |
first substantial book printed in the West with movable metal type
ⓘ
symbol of the beginning of mass-produced books in Europe ⓘ |
| isEarliestMajorBookPrintedWith | movable type in Europe ⓘ |
| isLandmarkOf |
history of printing
ⓘ
history of the book ⓘ printing revolution ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| notableCopyLocation |
Austrian National Library
ⓘ
surface form:
Austrian National Library, Vienna
Bibliothèque de l’Institut de France ⓘ
surface form:
Bibliothèque Mazarine, Paris
Bodleian Library ⓘ
surface form:
Bodleian Library, Oxford
British Library ⓘ
surface form:
British Library, London
Gutenberg Museum Mainz ⓘ
surface form:
Gutenberg Museum, Mainz
Library of Congress ⓘ
surface form:
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
|
| numberOfLinesPerPage | 42 ⓘ |
| precededBy | block books ⓘ |
| printedBy | Johannes Gutenberg ⓘ |
| printedInCity | Mainz ⓘ |
| printedInCountry | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| printedInRegion |
Prince-Archbishopric of Mainz
ⓘ
surface form:
Electorate of Mainz
|
| printingMethod | letterpress printing ⓘ |
| printingTechnology |
metal movable type
ⓘ
movable type ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| script | Latin script ⓘ |
| survivingCopiesApproximate | fewer than 50 complete copies ⓘ |
| survivingCopiesType |
complete copies
ⓘ
fragments ⓘ incomplete copies ⓘ |
| typefaceStyle |
Gothic type
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textura ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 42-line Bible Description of subject: The 42-line Bible is the earliest major book printed in Europe using Johannes Gutenberg’s movable-type technology, renowned as a landmark of the printing revolution.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.