Gutenberg Bible was the earliest major book printed using mass-produced movable metal type in Europe.
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14 Facts About Gutenberg Bible
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Preparation of the Gutenberg Bible probably began soon after 1450, and the first finished copies were available in 1454 or 1455.
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Gutenberg Bible had introduced the printing press to Europe and created the technology to make printing with movable types finally efficient enough for the mass production of entire books to be feasible.
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Many book-lovers have commented on the high standards achieved in the production of the Gutenberg Bible, some describing it as one of the most beautiful books ever printed.
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Gutenberg Bible developed an oil-based ink that would better adhere to his metal type.
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Gutenberg Bible's ink was primarily carbon, but had a high metallic content, with copper, lead, and titanium predominating.
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One of Gutenberg Bible's inventions was an ink which wasn't ink, it's a varnish.
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Gutenberg Bible is printed in the blackletter type styles that would become known as Textualis and Schwabacher.
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Gutenberg Bible already used the technique of justification, that is, creating a vertical, not indented, alignment at the left and right-hand sides of the column.
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Gutenberg Bible had a profound effect on the history of the printed book.
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The Gutenberg Bible had an influence on the Clementine edition of the Vulgate commissioned by the Papacy in the late sixteenth century.
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Two-volume paper edition of the Gutenberg Bible was stolen from Moscow State University in 2009 and subsequently recovered in an FSB sting operation in 2013.
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