The Gutenberg Bible

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incunabulum
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gptkb:Mazarin_Bible
gptkbp:auctionRecord sold for $5.4 million in 1987 (single volume)
gptkbp:author gptkb:Johannes_Gutenberg
gptkbp:binds varies by copy
gptkbp:completeCopies 21
gptkbp:contains gptkb:New_Testament
gptkb:Old_Testament
gptkbp:copiesKnownToExist 49
gptkbp:countryOfPublication gptkb:Mainz,_Germany
gptkbp:currentLocation gptkb:British_Library
gptkb:Library_of_Congress
gptkb:Bibliothèque_nationale_de_France
gptkb:Bodleian_Library
gptkb:New_York_Public_Library
Vatican Library
gptkbp:decoratedWith hand-illuminated initials
gptkbp:firstPrintedEditionOf gptkb:the_Bible
gptkbp:format folio
gptkbp:heritageStatus gptkb:cultural_heritage
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Gutenberg Bible
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Renaissance
spread of literacy
printing revolution
gptkbp:language gptkb:Latin
gptkbp:linesPerPage 42
gptkbp:material gptkb:newspaper
vellum
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Johannes_Gutenberg
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Mazarin_Library_copy_(first_discovered)
technological innovation
historical significance
high aesthetic and artistic quality
gptkbp:numberOfVolumes 2
gptkbp:pageLayout double column
gptkbp:pages approximately 1,286
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gptkb:Peter_Schöffer
gptkb:Johannes_Gutenberg
gptkbp:printTechnology movable type
gptkbp:publicationDate 1455
gptkbp:script gptkb:calligraphy
gptkbp:significance first major book printed using mass-produced movable metal type in Europe
gptkbp:subject gptkb:Hebrew_Bible
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite yes
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gptkbp:bfsLayer 5