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Gutenberg Bible (in the Vulgate)
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Gutenberg_Bible_(in_the_Vulgate)
GPTKB entity
Statements (44)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:book
incunabulum
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
gptkb:42-line_Bible
gptkb:Mazarin_Bible
gptkbp:auctionRecord
sold for over $5 million (1990s)
gptkbp:binds
varies (many rebound)
gptkbp:contains
gptkb:New_Testament
gptkb:Old_Testament
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin
gptkb:Holy_Roman_Empire
gptkbp:exhibits
displayed at major libraries and museums
gptkbp:format
folio
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Gutenberg Bible (in the Vulgate)
gptkbp:illustrator
none (illuminated by hand in some copies)
gptkbp:influenced
spread of printed books in Europe
start of the Gutenberg Revolution
gptkbp:language
gptkb:Latin
gptkbp:leafType
approximately 1,282
gptkbp:linesPerPage
42
gptkbp:material
gptkb:newspaper
vellum
gptkbp:notableFor
gptkb:British_Library
gptkb:Library_of_Congress
gptkb:Göttingen_State_and_University_Library
gptkb:Bibliothèque_nationale_de_France
gptkb:Bodleian_Library
gptkb:Morgan_Library_&_Museum
Vatican Library
gptkbp:numberOfPrints
about 180
gptkbp:numberOfSurvivingCopies
49
gptkbp:numberOfVolumes
2
gptkbp:pageLayout
double column
gptkbp:printedWork
gptkb:Johannes_Gutenberg
gptkb:Mainz
gptkbp:printTechnology
movable type
gptkbp:publicationDate
circa 1455
gptkbp:script
Textura
gptkbp:significance
first major book printed using mass-produced movable metal type in Europe
gptkbp:subject
gptkb:Christianity
gptkb:Hebrew_Bible
printing history
gptkbp:text
gptkb:Vulgate_Bible
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite
yes
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Book_of_Judith
gptkbp:bfsLayer
6