The fibers in cotton gloves are actually more likely to catch and tear pages, so most conservators and scholars find that clean, gloveless hands are the safest way to handle rare books!
It obviously was not the first book, many manuscripts of scripture existed before this. But it acts as one of the first recorded piece of works that was printed using manmade technology i.e. a printing press. Before this manuscripts were put together using scribes and handwritten. They were immense & detailed which took ages to complete one single manuscript. Gutenberg's bible alone comprised of a forty-two-line manuscript of 643 folio leaves (pages) and required a whopping 300 sheep to produce the parchment / paper to fill the book.
Book printing had already started before the gutenberg press started to print the bible, the first printed book was the Dimond Sutra, it was printed in Japan (in 868 AD) , why is the gutenberg bible considered the first printed book?
Good question. I think that Gutenberg is the first typeset printed book, while the Diamond Sutra used wood blocks. The Diamond Sutra is first printed book, but I think the Gutenberg gets more attention because it started a reading revolution since so many people have access to books because of the printing press.
@@darnit1944 We here in the Uk are told that the British Museum should return artifacts to their home countries, such as the Elgin Marbles and the Rosetta Stone. So a Guternberg should be returned to Germany.
@@johntomlinson6849 First of all, this is the Morgan Library and Museums. And second, where's the cultural appropriation part? This is just retelling of history.
Had the opportunity to read this bible when I was completing my Masters Degree; one of my favorite life experiences.
I second that, one copy is now in Taiwan🎉
@@vicentcarro must be only part of a copy; currently there are about 42 relatively complete copies and they are all in the US or Europe.
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@@Otaku155One relatively complete copy is now in Japan.
That Bible looks better after hundreds of years than one school notebook in a month
Yes, but I don't think school notebooks would be as affordable if printed on vellum...
Amazing ❤ had the opportunity to hold the 1st ever original copy at the Beinecke library today. Was truly a privilege. Thank you for this video ❤
Who is here after seeing Adam sell it at the Pawn Shop?
I came here after reading my chapter of social science
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1455 and has the 7 dueterocannon books Protestants removed in the 1,500’s
"In principio creavit Deus caelum et terram"
(At the first God made the heaven and the earth.)
Video says Gutenberg printed 180 copies of the Bible. I thought it was way more. I thought the Bible quickly became the most widely circulated book.
At the time, because it was expensive to print such a large book, the only clients of Gutenberg for bible were churches and not regular people.
It printed 1500 copies of the bible
i have a modern day virgin of a gutenberg, but lt's in latin still in the box. i can't read the language. i am going to donate some how...
This would get more views if Rebecca was telling the story
it is only 80 to 150M at auction, that is two F35 fighter jets
I can't believe that that man touched the Gutenberg Bible with his bare hands, he should use cotton or latex gloves.
The fibers in cotton gloves are actually more likely to catch and tear pages, so most conservators and scholars find that clean, gloveless hands are the safest way to handle rare books!
This is normal paper gloves be worse lol
That's actually worse for preservation
they said this was the first book. but just cuz something wasn't in a book shape doesnt make this the first
It obviously was not the first book, many manuscripts of scripture existed before this. But it acts as one of the first recorded piece of works that was printed using manmade technology i.e. a printing press. Before this manuscripts were put together using scribes and handwritten. They were immense & detailed which took ages to complete one single manuscript. Gutenberg's bible alone comprised of a forty-two-line manuscript of 643 folio leaves (pages) and required a whopping 300 sheep to produce the parchment / paper to fill the book.
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Book printing had already started before the gutenberg press started to print the bible, the first printed book was the Dimond Sutra, it was printed in Japan (in 868 AD) , why is the gutenberg bible considered the first printed book?
Good question. I think that Gutenberg is the first typeset printed book, while the Diamond Sutra used wood blocks. The Diamond Sutra is first printed book, but I think the Gutenberg gets more attention because it started a reading revolution since so many people have access to books because of the printing press.
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Cultural appropriation of a European artifact
Elaborate
@@darnit1944 We here in the Uk are told that the British Museum should return artifacts to their home countries, such as the Elgin Marbles and the Rosetta Stone. So a Guternberg should be returned to Germany.
@@johntomlinson6849 First of all, this is the Morgan Library and Museums. And second, where's the cultural appropriation part? This is just retelling of history.