View asset onlyInitials “D” and "I" / Gutenberg Bible / c.1455Gutenberg, Johannes,c.1397 - 1468,German blacksmith, goldsmith, printer, and publisher and inventor of mechanical movable type printing.Initial “D” (Dilexi), Psalm 116.From: 42–lined Latin bible (“Gutenberg Bible”) in Missal script, two columned; finished c.1455 in Mainz. Type printing and illumination.IdentifierAKG180472Sourceakg-imagesCredit lineakg-imagesEvent date1455Image date1455Time Period15TH CENTURY2ND MILLENNIUM A.D.TopicBIBLEBOOK PRINTINGFONT TYPES ; TYPEFACE ; TYPE OF LETTERINGINITIAL (LETTER)JEWISH-CHRISTIAN ; JUDEO-CHRISTIANLATIN (LANGUAGE)MINISCULE ; TEXTURA ; GOTHIC SCRIPTOLD TESTAMENTPERSONPSALMTYPOGRAPHYVULGATA ; LATIN VULGATEPersonJOHANNES GUTENBERGTitleGUTENBERG BIBLETechniqueBOOK ILLUMINATIONSize3332px × 4961px (47 MB) 28.2 cm × 42.0 cm @ 300 dpiSpecial Formats4752px × 7074px (96 MB) TIFF40.2 cm × 59.9 cm @ 300 dpiAdd to lightbox: 'My First Lightbox'Add to cartDownloadRelated Selections:Johannes Gutenberg (1400 - 1468)
