Johannes gensfleisch zur laden zum gutenberg was a german goldsmith, inventor, printer. The gutenberg bible download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. The gutenberg bible was among the earliest major books printed using mass produced. He lived in strasbourg in presentday france for a time, where he carried out experiments with moveable metallic type made from a mold. In mainz, germany, in the mid1450s, johann gutenberg and his partner johann fust published more than 150 largeformat copies of the bible in latin.
Twenty are complete, two of them at the british library, one printed on paper shelfmark c. Gutenberg bible, lenox copy, new york public library, 2009. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Click download or read online button to the gutenberg bible book pdf for free now. Only 48 copies are known to have survived, of which 12 are printed on vellum and 36 on paper. Facts, places and dates which played a role in gutenberg s life. The gutenberg bible see the 500yearold book that shaped history. Download the gutenberg bible ebook pdf or read online books in pdf, epub, and mobi format. Del libro impreso al libro digital project gutenberg. The book that changed the world a complete reprint of the revolutionary gutenberg bible the printing press has been called the greatest invention of the second millennium. His major work, the gutenberg bible also known as the 42line bible, was the first printed. Biblia latina, commonly known as the gutenberg bible.
On this site you will find the british librarys two copies of johann gutenbergs bible, the first real book to be printed using the technique of printing which. It marked the start of the gutenberg revolution and the age of the printed book in the west. The valuable incunabulum of the historical masterpiece was printed during the years 145254 in gutenbergs mainz workshop. Gutenberg bible download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. Published in mainz around 1454, the gutenberg bible was the. The book is valued and revered for its high aesthetic and artistic qualities as well as its historic significance. The gutenberg bible was printed in mainz in 1455 by johann gutenberg and his associates, johann fust and peter schoeffer. Johann gutenberg was born in mainz, germany, around 1400, the son of an aristocratic family with ties to the local metalworking industry. The gutenberg bible library of congress bible collection. The gutenberg bible also known as the 42line bible, the mazarin bible or the b42 was among the earliest major books printed using massproduced movable metal type in europe. The gutenberg bible is the first great book printed in western europe from movable metal type.
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