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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 the 1450s, revolutionizing the printing process as well as Western
civilization.
If only he could see what technicians at the University of Texas
are up to now.
Usin...
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Gutenberg Bibles Pigments Identified.
Analytic Separations News
; Known as the first books to be produced using movable type, the Gutenberg Bibles are also famous for their colorful illustrations. But the exact composition of the 15th century painted images, which depict animals, flowers, fruit and other decorative figures, has remained a mystery at least until
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ASK THE GLOBE
The Boston Globe
; Q. How can one identify a 15th century Gutenberg Bible? B.J., Boston A. Only an expert can. Gutenberg Bibles (also sometimes called Mazarin Bibles and 42-line Bibles for the number of lines in each printed column) bear no place of printing, no date, and no printer's name. They were begun by the
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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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Gutenberg Bible on display in Texas ... and on the Web
Daily Breeze
; 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 ...
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Gutenberg collector
Pasadena Star-News
; ... 1910, was the railway magnate who later formed the Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens. The Pasadena Daily News on May 2, 1911, reported that Huntington had bought at auction in New York for $50,000 a unique copy of the rare Gutenberg Bible ...
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(book reviews)
The Horn Book Magazine
; Fisher's biography of Johann Gutenberg, the creator of movable type, is marked by careful research, clear writing, and striking illustrations. The handsome book explores the life of Gutenberg and places him within a context both of fifteenth-century Europe and of the evolution of modern printing.
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MONASTERY DISPLAYING GUTENBERG BIBLE FACSIMILE
Evansville Courier & Press
; Not many people have seen an original Gutenberg Bible, but Tri- State residents can see the next best thing this weekend. From 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday, a two-volume facsimile Gutenberg Bible will be on display at Monastery Immaculate Conception in Ferdinand, Ind. The facsimiles are exact copies of the
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