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Editio princeps : a history of the Gutenberg Bible
- Title
- Editio princeps : a history of the Gutenberg Bible / Eric Marshall White.
- Author
- White, Eric Marshall
- Publication
- London ; Turnhout : Harvey Miller Publishers, an imprint of Brepols Publishers, [2017]
- ©2017
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | No restrictions | *R-RMRR Z241.B58 W45 2017 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 - Reference |
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- Description
- 465 pages : illustrations (chiefly color); 31 cm
- Summary
- "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."--
- Series Statement
- [Harvey Miller studies in the history of culture]
- Uniform Title
- Harvey Miller studies in the history of culture.
- Alternative Title
- History of the Gutenberg Bible
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 403-450) and indexes.
- Contents
- Europe's first printer -- The work of the books -- A book without history -- 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.
- Call Number
- Z241.B58
- ISBN
- 9781909400849
- 190940084X
- OCLC
- 968775560
- Author
- White, Eric Marshall, author.
- Title
- Editio princeps : a history of the Gutenberg Bible / Eric Marshall White.
- Publisher
- London ; Turnhout : Harvey Miller Publishers, an imprint of Brepols Publishers, [2017]
- Copyright Date
- ©2017
- Type of Content
- textstill image
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Series
- [Harvey Miller studies in the history of culture]Harvey Miller studies in the history of culture.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 403-450) and indexes.
- Research Call Number
- *R-RMRR Z241.B58 W45 2017