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By the Numbers: The Gutenberg Bible

By Filings on Fri, 02/23/18
Gutenberg Bible
Church History
Church and Biblical History

“0: The amount of money Gutenberg made with his Bibles. A business partner sued Gutenberg for the return of money loaned to the printer to produce the Bibles. Gutenberg lost the lawsuit and had to turn over his printing equipment and half the Bibles to the partner, Johann Fust.” Door County Pulse

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Larry Nelson

NewIn 2015......

Fri, 02/23/18

……I held (in a protective cover) & examined up-close a page from a Gutenberg Bible.

What struck me was how crisp and clear the individual characters were, even after 560 years.

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Topics: Gutenberg Bible, Church History, Bible Reading
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  • Mainz Cathedral unveils world’s largest Bible page to honor Gutenberg

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