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White, Eric Marshall, author.
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Gutenberg, Johannes 1400-1468
Gutenberg, Johannes 1400-1468
Bible -- Publication and distribution -- Germany -- Mainz (Rhineland-Palatinate)
Bible -- Publication and distribution -- Europe -- History -- To 1500.
Bible -- History.
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Gutenberg Bible.
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Editio princeps
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Editio princeps : a history of the Gutenberg Bible / Eric Marshall White.
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White, Eric Marshall, author.
London ; Turnhout, Belgium : Harvey Miller Publishers, an imprint of Brepols Publishers, [2017]
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Harvey Miller studies in the history of culture.
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465 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 31 cm.
Contents:
Part one. Editio princeps. Europe's first printer -- The work of the books -- A book without history -- Part two. A history of the Gutenberg Bible. The first fruits of the eighteenth century -- The long harvest of the nineteenth century -- The last gleanings of the twentieth century -- Epilogue : fertile ground for the twenty-first century -- Part three. A census of Gutenberg Bibles. Surviving copies (including fragments) -- Additional recorded survivals (present locations unknown) -- Notional copies (not otherwise recorded) -- Accessory fragments (not from completed Bibles) -- Doubtful copies and 'ghosts.'
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"The Gutenberg Bible is widely recognized as Europe's first printed book, a book that forever changed the world. However, despite its initial impact, fame was fleeting: for the better part of three centuries the Bible was virtually forgotten; only after two centuries of tenacious and contentious scholarship did it attain its iconic status as a monument of human invention. [This] is the first book to tell the whole story of Europe's first printed edition, describing its creation at Mainz circa 1455, its impact on fifteenth-century life and religion, its fall into oblivion during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, and its rediscovery and rise to worldwide fame during the centuries thereafter. This comprehensive study examines the forty-nine surviving Gutenberg Bibles, and fragments of at least fourteen others, in the chronological order in which they came to light. Combining close analysis of material clues within the Bibles themselves with fresh documentary discoveries, the book reconstructs the history of each copy in unprecedented depth, from its earliest known context through every change of ownership up to the present day. Along the way it introduces the colorful cast of proud possessors, crafty booksellers, observant travelers, and scholarly librarians who shaped our understanding of Europe's first printed book. Bringing the 'biographies' of all the Gutenberg Bibles together for the first time, this richly illustrated study contextualizes both the historic cultural impact of the editio princeps and its transformation into a world treasure."---Provided by publisher.
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