The Gutenberg Bible ranks among the most prized of rare books, but within three centuries of its printing around 1455, its version of Scripture was considered obsolete and its creator, Johannes ...

The printing press was first invented in 1440 AD by Johannes Gutenberg. It’s not so relevant to our day to day lives today, but it’s a technology that forever changed the path of human history.

By determining the exact size and sequence of pages for the Gutenberg Bible, he signalled the beginning of planning and imposition. Gutenberg revolutionised book printing, with ‘imposition’ becoming ...

T he oldest mechanically-printed book in Europe was first produced in Mainz, Germany, and published circa 1455. What was it? It was a copy of the world's most popular book: the Bible. The man who ...

The question of what, exactly, Gutenberg invented is still live. It has become fashionable for scholars to point out that there was, by the 15th century, a rich tradition in Asia of hand-printing ...

First printed by Johannes Gutenberg in the 15th century, this Bible is one of the earliest major books printed using movable type. Its creation played a crucial role in the spread of literacy and ...

The Gutenberg Bible ranks among the most prized of rare books, but within three centuries of its printing around 1455, its version of Scripture was considered obsolete and its creator, Johannes ...