The 15th-century German printer was responsible for an influential edition of the Bible.

has recently been thrown into a keen state of interest over the record-breaking price of $20,000 paid last week in London for the famous Gutenberg Bible at the sale of Lord Ashburnham's library.

When railroad magnate Henry E. Huntington bought a rare edition of the Gutenberg Bible in 1911, he paid $55,000—the equivalent of around $1.8 million today. But despite the high price ...

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Currently known as the “Gutenberg Bibles”, around 48 complete copies are preserved. None is known to be kept in private hands. Among those in the United States, a paper Bible can be seen at ...

NEW YORK — It's not just a book. Back in the 1450s, when the Bible became the first major work printed in Europe with moveable metal type, Johannes Gutenberg was a man with a plan. The German ...

Back in the 1450s, when the Bible became the first major work printed in Europe with moveable metal type, Johannes Gutenberg was a man with a plan. The German inventor decided to make the most of ...