Her findings revealed that those leaves were used by Gutenberg’s successors for their own edition, printed in 1462. “For as many times as the Gutenberg Bible have been looked at, it seems like every ...

The pages, the entire Book of Esther plus the end of Judith, the prologue of St Jerome to Esther, and the beginning of the first prologue of Jerome to Job, are part of what is known as the "Noble ...

But book collectors will tell you that the original Gutenberg Bible of the 15 th Century—the first major Western book to be printed using movable type—is the rarest and most coveted text.

The Harry Ransom Center recently turned the pages of its copy of the Gutenberg Bible. In the opening now on display, we see that decorative initials and other rubrication have been added by hand.

The 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 leaf up for auction was likely cut from an original Gutenberg Bible in the 1920s by antiquarian bookseller Gabriel Wells, according to Freundel. “If somebody bought a Gutenberg Bible at auction ...

Eight pages from a copy of the Gutenberg Bible are expected to fetch upwards of $500,000 at a Sotheby's sale this week, the auction house said.

Each Gutenberg Bible has nearly 1,300 pages and weighs around 60 pounds. It’s written in Latin and printed in double columns, with 42 lines per page. Most were printed on paper.

NEW YORK (AP) — 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 ...

NEW YORK (AP) — 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.