View asset onlyInitial "P" / Gutenberg Bible / c.1455Gutenberg, Johannes,c.1397 - 1468,German blacksmith, goldsmith, printer, and publisher and inventor of mechanical movable type printing.Initial “P” (Psalterium Romae).Type printing and book illustration.From: 42–line Latin Bible (“Gutenberg Bible”) in missal writing, 2 columns; completed c.1455 in Mainz. Berlin, Staatsbibliothek Preußischer Kulturbesitz.IdentifierAKG180300MuseumBerlin, Staatsbibliothek zu BerlinSourceakg-imagesCredit lineakg-imagesEvent date1455Image date1455Time Period15TH CENTURY2ND MILLENNIUM A.D.TopicBIBLEBOOK PRINTINGFONT TYPES ; TYPEFACE ; TYPE OF LETTERINGINITIAL (LETTER)LATIN (LANGUAGE)MINISCULE ; TEXTURA ; GOTHIC SCRIPTPERSONTYPOGRAPHYVULGATA ; LATIN VULGATEPersonJOHANNES GUTENBERGTitleGUTENBERG BIBLETechniqueBOOK ILLUMINATIONSize3431px × 4961px (48 MB) 29.0 cm × 42.0 cm @ 300 dpiSpecial Formats6948px × 10047px (200 MB) TIFF58.8 cm × 85.1 cm @ 300 dpiAdd to lightbox: 'My First Lightbox'Add to cartDownloadRelated Selections:Johannes Gutenberg (1400 - 1468)