ASK THE GLOBE

From: The Boston Globe | Date: April 14, 1999 | Copyright information

Q. How many Gutenberg Bibles still exist? F.D., Newton A. Only 48. The first printed bibles, they were handset in Germany in the 15th century by Johann Gutenberg, Johann Fust, and Peter Schoeffler. Acc...

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