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Digital Gutenberg Images
Introduction
The Book before Gutenberg
Johann Gutenberg
The Printing of the Bible
The Spread of Printing
The Appearance of the Bible
Anatomy of a Page
The Ransom Center Copy
Selected Passages
Digital Gutenberg Project
Additional Resources
K-12 Educator materials
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Additional Resources

Books

(these titles are available in large public and academic libraries)

  • Janet Ing, Johann Gutenberg and His Bible. New York: Typophiles, 1988.
  • Albert Kapr, Johann Gutenberg: The Man and His Invention. Aldershot: Scolar Press; Brookfield, VT: Ashgate Publishing, 1996.
  • Martin Davies, The Gutenberg Bible. London: British Library, [1999].
  • Douglas McMurtrie, The Gutenberg Documents. New York: Oxford University Press, 1941.
  • S.H. Steinberg, Five Hundred Years of Printing. London: British Library; New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press, 1996.

 

Web Sites

  • Gutenberg Digital
    Contains digital images of important documents and all pages of the Göttingen copy of the Bible.
  • Gutenberg Museum, Mainz
    Background on Gutenberg, his press, and Mainz.
  • British Library
    Digitized images from the library's Grenville (vellum) and King's (paper) copies.
  • Keio University
    Digitized images from the university's copy and an extensive bibliography.