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Gutenberg Bible - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The first book printed in Europe, it is pleasant to know, was the Latin Bible - the splendid Mazarin Bible (so called from the fact that the first copy which attracted much attention in later times was that in the library of Cardinal Mazarin) issued by Gutenberg in 1456, of which a copy may be seen exhibited in the...
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Mazarin Bible, the first book printed by movable metal types, a copy of which is in the Mazarin library, and bears the date 1456. ... Mazarin, Jules * Mazeppa, Ivan ... Mazarin, Jules...
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Research Mazarin Bible and other related topics by using the free encyclopedia at the Questia.com online library. ... In design and workmanship, the Mazarin Bible holds its place as one of the finest of all printed books. It is called the Mazarin Bible because the first copy to recapture attention was in the library of...
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1000-1999.(Nation) · The Washington Times. Newspaper article from: The Washington Times ...English. 1441 - Portuguese traders begin slave trade with Africans. ...
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The thirty-line Indulgence is printed partly in the type used for the Mazarin Bible. The thirty-one-line Indulgence is partly printed in type which is the same as that used for books printed by Albrecht Pfister at Bamberg, and for a Bible which disputes with the Mazarin Bible the position of the first printed book.
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The height of Gutenberg’s art of printing is considered to be the 42-line bible (B42). The 2-volume bible with a total of 1,282 pages was created with the help of a staff of 20. For this bible, Gutenberg cast 290 different shapes.
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The first copy that attracted attention was discovered about 1760 among the books of the French statesman Cardinal Jules Mazarin. The book is the first volume known to have been printed with movable metal type. At least one book of the Bible has been published in 1,808 languages since the Bible was first printed.
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The Gutenberg (Mazarin) Bible is considered to be the first important work printed by Gutenberg and the earliest book printed from movable types. The text of the Bible is Latin. The type is a Gothic style related to Old English and similar to the best handwriting of the time.
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