The Morgan's Gutenberg Bibles — two on paper and one on vellum — represent the largest number of copies in any single collection.If you are interested, it may be worth a trip into NYC this summer.
The museum says each Bible "has characteristics that set it apart from the others." But taken together, they "offer fascinating insights into Gutenberg's ambitious plans for this masterpiece of printing."
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Gutenberg Bibles on Display
Morgan Gutenberg was the man who invented the printing press and ushered in the age of inexpensive publishing to the world. Do you now what was the first book he printed using his famous press? THE BIBLE! Now, three copies of Gutenberg Bibles are on display at the Morgan Library & Museum in New York City.
