42-line Bible

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The 42-line Bible is the earliest major book printed in Europe using Johannes Gutenberg’s movable-type technology, renowned as a landmark of the printing revolution.

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42-line Bible canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Gutenberg Bible
Latin Bible
early printed book
incunable
approximatePrintingEndYear 1455
approximatePrintingStartYear 1454
associatedWith Johannes Gutenberg
century 15th century
content Vulgate Bible text
continent Europe
denominationalContext Catholic Church
format folio
hasAlternativeName 42-line Gutenberg Bible
B42
Gutenberg Bible
Mazarin Bible
hasApproximateOriginalEditionSize about 180 copies
hasApproximatePaperCopies about 150 copies
hasApproximateVellumCopies about 30 copies
hasSignificance first substantial book printed in the West with movable metal type
symbol of the beginning of mass-produced books in Europe
isEarliestMajorBookPrintedWith movable type in Europe
isLandmarkOf history of printing
history of the book
printing revolution
language Latin
notableCopyLocation Austrian National Library, Vienna
Bibliothèque Mazarine, Paris
Bodleian Library, Oxford
linked to: Bodleian Library

British Library, London
linked to: British Library

Gutenberg Museum, Mainz
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
linked to: Library of Congress
numberOfLinesPerPage 42
precededBy block books
printedBy Johannes Gutenberg
printedInCity Mainz
printedInCountry Holy Roman Empire
printedInRegion Electorate of Mainz
printingMethod letterpress printing
printingTechnology metal movable type
movable type
religion Christianity
script Latin script
survivingCopiesApproximate fewer than 50 complete copies
survivingCopiesType complete copies
fragments
incomplete copies
typefaceStyle Gothic type
textura

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Gutenberg Bible copies haveTypeOf 42-line Bible
Johannes Gutenberg knownFor 42-line Bible
Johannes Gutenberg notableWork 42-line Bible