View asset onlyInitials "I" and "M" / Gutenberg Bible / c.1455Gutenberg, Johannes,c.1397 - 1468,German blacksmith, goldsmith, printer, and publisher and inventor of mechanical movable type printing.Initial “I” (In primis), Introduction to Hebrews, and initial “M”, Hebrews, chapter 1.Type printing and illumination.From; 42–lined Latin bible (“Gutenberg Bible”) in Missal script, two columned; finished c.1455 in Mainz. Berlin, Staatsbibliothek Preußischer Kulturbesitz.IdentifierAKG180432MuseumBerlin, Staatsbibliothek zu BerlinSourceakg-imagesCredit lineakg-imagesEvent date1455Image date1455Time Period15TH CENTURY2ND MILLENNIUM A.D.TopicBIBLEBOOK PRINTINGFONT TYPES ; TYPEFACE ; TYPE OF LETTERINGINITIAL (LETTER)LATIN (LANGUAGE)LETTER (CORRESPONDENCE)MINISCULE ; TEXTURA ; GOTHIC SCRIPTNEW TESTAMENTPERSONTYPOGRAPHYVULGATA ; LATIN VULGATEPersonJOHANNES GUTENBERGST. PAUL ; PAUL ; APOSTLE PAULTitleGUTENBERG BIBLETechniqueBOOK ILLUMINATIONSize3681px × 4961px (52 MB) 31.1 cm × 42.0 cm @ 300 dpiSpecial Formats6350px × 8557px (155 MB) TIFF53.8 cm × 72.4 cm @ 300 dpiAdd to lightbox: 'My First Lightbox'Add to cartDownloadRelated Selections:Johannes Gutenberg (1400 - 1468)
