Tuesday, August 3, 2010

See full digitized version of the Gutenberg Bible

Volume 1 of Old Testament of Gutenberg Bible. Iosua, or Joshua. Iudicum, or Judges. Pages 114 verso and 115 recto.

Volume 1 of Old Testament of Gutenberg Bible. Iosua, or Joshua. Iudicum, or Judges. Pages 114 verso and 115 recto.

Among the Ransom Center’s greatest treasures is the Gutenberg Bible, one of only five complete copies in the United States and only 21 complete copies in the world. The Ransom Center digitized the entire copy of its Gutenberg Bible in 2002, resulting in 1,300 images that reveal the text, large illuminations, and handwritten annotations. These images can be viewed online in the Gutenberg Bible web exhibition. The exhibition also includes information about Johann Gutenberg, the popularization of printing, the appearance of the Bible, and more.

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by Elana Estrin at 9:02 AM | Post a Comment

1 Comment to "See full digitized version of the Gutenberg Bible"

1.  bbob says
August 4, 2010

Your exhibit page showing the font of your Gutenberg bible is very useful. Wikipedia recently featured an article on “sentence spacing”. Has anyone analyzed the Bible to determine how many different spaces were also in the font?

 

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