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Description (Brief):

Leaf from the Gutenberg Bible printed in Mainz, Germany, ca1455. In the early 1920s New York antiquarian bookseller Gabriel Wells acquired an imperfect copy which he separated into leaves to be sold individually. Each leaf was presented in a leather portfolio with an accompanying essay by A. Edward Newton, "A Noble Fragment, Being a Leaf of the Gutenberg Bible (1450-1455)", which was printed by William Edwin Rudge.

Maker: Gutenberg, Johannes

Location: Currently not on view

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: GA.13105Catalog Number: 13105Accession Number: 69348

Object Name: Sheet (Paper)Object Type: Letterpress

Physical Description: paper (overall material)ink (overall material)Measurements: overall: 40.6 cm x 30.5 cm; 15 31/32 in x 12 in

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-ec3f-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_790634

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