GUTENBERG
BIBLE
The Gutenberg Bible is a Vulgate version of the Holy
Bible, printed
in 1455 by Johann Gutenberg.
The Morgan Library & Museum in New York is the
only library in the world that has three copies, out of 49 copies known to
exists, that were printed and produced by Johann Gutenberg. Only one of the three copies in the Morgan Library
is a complete original Gutenberg volume.
There are five complete original Gutenberg editions
(volumes) in the U.S.: Morgan Library NY, LO Congress, DC, Yale Beinecke
Library, Harvard Widener Library, and University of Texas Austin.
In 1968 Brussel & Brussel, Publishers in NY, printed
a limited edition of a reduced facsimile in black and white, bound in 3 volumes
of the complete Gutenberg Bible. The production
source used was the complete Morgan Library volume. Two facsimile volumes are of
the Hebrew Bible and the third volume is the New Testament. The New Testament
volume has illustrations in color. See photos:
Three volumes in excellent shape
Three volumes in the slip case
Color illustrations on the New Testament volume
For buying information:
I think this is one of the most important pieces of information for me. And I’m glad to read your article. Thank you for sharing. Aliens in the Bible
ReplyDelete