Gutenberg Bible

noun

1. an edition of the Vulgate printed at Mainz before 1456, ascribed to Gutenberg and others: probably the first large book printed with movable type.

Example Sentences

Did the Gutenberg Bible really help teach Europe’s illiterate masses to read, as the show’s character’s claim?

From New York Times

It is most apparent during the Rossum-Gyllenhaal dialogue, when Laura Chapman talks about preparing for a future that no longer exists, as well as during scenes when library patrons argue over whether to preserve The Gutenberg Bible and the works of philosopher Frederich Nietzsche for future generations.

From Salon

Good, bad or indifferent, "The Day After Tomorrow" deserves to be seen — and, if humanity fails to thwart climate change, preserved like that Gutenberg Bible, as a relic from the earliest days when artists and scientists alike tried to pull humanity from the edge of the climate change cliff.

From Salon

Among their treasures are Thomas Jefferson’s handwritten copy of the Declaration of Independence; an original Gutenberg Bible from 1455; an unpublished chapter from Malcolm X’s autobiography and an extensive James Baldwin archive.

From New York Times

In addition to rare works by Shakespeare, Chaucer and Joyce as well as a Gutenberg Bible, the library also houses the collections of authors including Octavia E. Butler, Eve Babitz, Christopher Isherwood, Paul Theroux and Hilary Mantel.

From Los Angeles Times