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Gutenberg Bible on display in Texas ... and on the Web
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SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS
The copy of the Gutenberg Bible at the University of Texas' Harry
Ransom Humanities Research Center is under guard in a temperature-
controlled case, with only its two open pages available for public
view.
But people who long to see the monks' notations and elaborate
decorations in the two-volume printing milestone now have another
option. They can leaf through it on the Web at www.hrc.utexas.edu/
gutenberg.
"It is one of the great treasures of Tex...
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Gutenberg Bible goes digital in Texas
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; Gutenberg Bible goes digital in Texas By PAUL DUGGAN Washington Post Sunday, July 7, 2002 Washington -- In his shop in Germany, Johann Gutenberg was at the cutting edge of 15th-century information technology. Using separately cast, movable type for the first time, he published about 200 Bibles in
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Science reveals biblical rainbow; Process aids preservation efforts.(PAGE ONE)
The Washington Times
; Byline: Jennifer Harper, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Azurite, cinnabar, malachite, verdigris, carbon: These are the true colors of the Bible - the Gutenberg Bible, that is. For the first time in 600 years, the world has become privy to the mysterious substances used to illustrate the rare volumes of God's
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The Digital Revelation; The Hand of Technology Brings Gutenberg Bible to the Masses
The Washington Post
; Most people will never see a Gutenberg Bible outside a dimly lit display case. They won't smell the sweet, musty aroma of the rippled cowhide vellum or use a magnifying glass to examine the engraved brass clasps or the strokes of hand-painted letters. What they can do, thanks to high-resolution
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Gutenberg Bible is on CD for $80 One of world's rarest books becomes wholly accessible
International Herald Tribune
; Elizabeth Olson International Herald Tribune 11-14-2003 Rare books like the Gutenberg Bible are usually squirreled away in private libraries or locked in sealed cases in public institutions, where only a few people are able to peruse them. As part of an effort to make its holdings more accessible,
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Gutenberg era comes to life
Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
; PROVO -- In what was touted as the most authentic attempt to date to reproduce pages from the original Gutenberg Bible, officials at the Crandall Historical Printing Museum gathered Tuesday to print a page of the renowned text, using a set of specially cast Latin type and a hand-operated press.
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