Book publishing has a long and fascinating history, and important books like the
Gutenberg Bible (1455), our own Doctrina Christiana (1593), and Jose Rizal's Noli Me Tangere (1887) and El Filibusterismo (1891) are much sought after.
This is the thrill we experience when we stand near an object actually owned or worn by a king, queen or any revered figure, whether the scepter of a king, the jacket worn by Elvis, or a
Gutenberg Bible. We can momentarily ?
1987: The first volume of the
Gutenberg Bible was sold in New York for PS3.26 million, becoming the most expensive printed book ever sold at auction.
| 1987: The first volume of the
Gutenberg Bible was sold in New York for PS3.26m, becoming the most expensive printed book ever sold at auction.
Taschen's new facsimile of the copy of the
Gutenberg Bible now held in the Niedersachsische Staats--und Universitatsbibliothek in Gottingen is a weighty thing, with as much scholarly as physical heft.
The documents join the likes of the
Gutenberg Bible, Magna Carta, Bayeux Tapestry and the films The Battle Of The Somme and The Wizard Of Oz on the register.
His 40-foot-high bronze doors, etched in Latin verse from the first page of Genesis in the
Gutenberg Bible, form the entrance to the new Museum of the Bible in Washington.
In addition to groundbreakers such as the
Gutenberg Bible and Samuel Johnson's A Dictionary of the English Language, readers will find literary rarities like Antoine de Saint-Exupery's handwritten draft of Le Petit Prince.
(1.) Treasures in full:
Gutenberg Bible. British Library.
The King James Bible and
Gutenberg Bible were written on hemp paper.