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"Antiques Roadshow" veteran Kenneth Gloss put a $25-35 million price tag on a 1st edition Bible printed by this man

Trivia about gutenberg

  • Indiana University's Lilly Library contains many rare books including his 1450s New Testament
  • The Huntington Library has some jewels--a manuscript of "The Canterbury Tales" (c. 1410) & one of his Bibles (c. 1455)
  • He got movable type moving, & there are only about 40 of his 1450s Bible left! Act now!
  • Herr Interchangeable letter printing inventor
  • You could call this European the world's first typographer
  • In 1450 he teamed up with investor Johann Fust with the intention of printing books
  • Printing press inventor associated with the world's most valuable book
  • A Mainz museum honoring this most famous son traces the history of printing & has a replica of his press on display

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