The 42-line Gutenberg Bible

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/The_42-line_Gutenberg_Bible
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
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gptkb:book
incunabulum
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Gutenberg_Bible
B42
gptkbp:auctionRecord sold for millions of dollars per copy
gptkbp:binds varies by copy
gptkbp:colophon none
gptkbp:completeCopies 21
gptkbp:contains gptkb:Vulgate_Bible
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Holy_Roman_Empire
gptkbp:decoratedWith hand-illuminators
gptkbp:digitalCopyAvailableAt gptkb:British_Library_website
gptkb:Library_of_Congress_website
gptkbp:exhibitedAt various museums and libraries
gptkbp:firstPrintedEditionOf gptkb:the_Bible
gptkbp:followedBy other incunabula
gptkbp:heldBy gptkb:British_Library
gptkb:Library_of_Congress
gptkb:Bibliothèque_nationale_de_France
gptkb:Bodleian_Library
Vatican Library
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The 42-line Gutenberg Bible
gptkbp:influenced book printing in Europe
gptkbp:language gptkb:Latin
gptkbp:linesPerPage 42
gptkbp:material gptkb:newspaper
vellum
gptkbp:notableFor historical significance
typographic innovation
gptkbp:numberOfVolumes 2
gptkbp:pageSize about 307 x 445 mm
gptkbp:precededBy manuscript Bibles
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
gptkbp:survivingWorks less than 50
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite yes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:UNESCO_Memory_of_the_World
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5