Gutenberg Bible copies

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Gutenberg Bible copies are surviving exemplars of the first major book printed in Europe using movable metal type by Johannes Gutenberg in the mid-15th century, prized for their historical and bibliographic significance.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Bible
early printed books
group of bibliographic items
historical artifacts
incunabula
areAmong earliest major books printed in Europe with movable type
areAmongMostValuablePrintedBooks yes
areAssociatedWith beginning of the Gutenberg Revolution
start of the age of printed books in the West
areCataloguedIn GW (Gesamtkatalog der Wiegendrucke)
ISTC (Incunabula Short Title Catalogue)
areCopiesOf Gutenberg Bible copies self-linksurface differs
surface form: Gutenberg Bible
areHeldIn archives
libraries
museums
private collections
arePrintedIn two columns per page
arePrintedWith movable metal type
areValuedFor artistic significance
bibliographic significance
historical significance
technological significance
haveApproximateCompleteCopies about 21 complete copies
haveApproximatePageCount 1282 pages
haveApproximateSurvivingCount about 49 copies
haveDecoration hand-illuminated initials in some copies
haveFormat folio
haveHighMarketValue yes
haveInkColor black
haveLanguage Latin
haveMaterial paper
vellum
haveNotableCopyLocation Austrian National Library
Bayerische Staatsbibliothek
Bibliothèque nationale de France
Bodleian Library
British Library
Gutenberg Museum Mainz
Harvard University
Library of Congress
Morgan Library & Museum (original building)
surface form: Morgan Library & Museum

University of Texas at Austin
Vatican Library
Yale University
haveRubrication red and blue initials
haveScript Latin script
haveSurvivingFragments numerous partial copies and fragments
haveTypeOf 42-line Bible
printedAroundYear 1454–1455
printedBy Johannes Gutenberg
printedIn Mainz
printedInCentury 15th century

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British Library hasCollection Gutenberg Bible copies
Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library holds Gutenberg Bible copies
this entity surface form: Gutenberg Bible copy
Gutenberg Bible copies areCopiesOf Gutenberg Bible copies self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Gutenberg Bible
Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin hasNotableItem Gutenberg Bible copies
this entity surface form: Gutenberg Bible copy
Harry Ransom Center hasCollection Gutenberg Bible copies
this entity surface form: Gutenberg Bible
Johannes Gutenberg knownFor Gutenberg Bible copies
this entity surface form: Gutenberg Bible
Johannes Gutenberg notableWork Gutenberg Bible copies
this entity surface form: Gutenberg Bible
42-line Bible hasAlternativeName Gutenberg Bible copies
this entity surface form: Gutenberg Bible
42-line Bible hasAlternativeName Gutenberg Bible copies
this entity surface form: 42-line Gutenberg Bible
ISTC (Incunabula Short Title Catalogue) covers Gutenberg Bible copies
this entity surface form: Gutenberg Bible editions
GW (Gesamtkatalog der Wiegendrucke) describes Gutenberg Bible copies
this entity surface form: Gutenberg Bible
GW (Gesamtkatalog der Wiegendrucke) relatedTo Gutenberg Bible copies
this entity surface form: Gutenberg Bible
Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens notableWorkInCollection Gutenberg Bible copies
this entity surface form: The Gutenberg Bible (vellum copy)