On This Day February 23

The Gutenberg Bible was the first major book printed using mass-produced movable type. The traditional date for its publication was February 23, 1455. 42 lines were printed on each of the 1,242 pages in a gothic typeface which was as near as its German inventor, Johannes Gutenberg could get to the handwriting of the day. It was printed on paper made from cloth, rags and vellum.

Gutenberg Bible of the New York Public Library. By NYC Wanderer (Kevin Eng) 

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