The Gutenberg Bible

The Gutenberg Bible, which was printed in Mainz circa 1455-1456 and was the first substantial book to be printed from moveable types in Europe. Forty-nine copies of the estimated 158 or 180 printed survive. The Scheide copy, housed in Princeton University's Scheide Library, printed on paper, originally was sold in the university town of Erfurt, where it was finely illuminated and bound. Its first owner probably was the Dominican convent in Erfurt where the Bible remained until 1873, when it was brought to the United States by collector George Brinley. The invoice from London book dealer Henry Stevens advised Brinley's New York agents to "let none of Uncle Samuel's Custom House OfficialsÖsee it without first reverentially lifting their hats." John Scheide acquired the Bible in 1924.

The Gutenberg Bible, which was printed in Mainz circa 1455-1456 and was the first substantial book to be printed from moveable types in Europe. Forty-nine copies of the estimated 158 or 180 printed survive. The Scheide copy, housed in Princeton University's Scheide Library, printed on paper, originally was sold in the university town of Erfurt, where it was finely illuminated and bound. Its first owner probably was the Dominican convent in Erfurt where the Bible remained until 1873, when it was brought to the United States by collector George Brinley. The invoice from London book dealer Henry Stevens advised Brinley's New York agents to "let none of Uncle Samuel's Custom House OfficialsÖsee it without first reverentially lifting their hats." John Scheide acquired the Bible in 1924.

The Gutenberg Bible, which was printed in Mainz circa 1455-1456 and was the first substantial book to be printed from moveable types in Europe. Forty-nine copies of the estimated 158 or 180 printed survive. The Scheide copy, housed in Princeton University's Scheide Library, printed on paper, originally was sold in the university town of Erfurt, where it was finely illuminated and bound. Its first owner probably was the Dominican convent in Erfurt where the Bible remained until 1873, when it was brought to the United States by collector George Brinley. The invoice from London book dealer Henry Stevens advised Brinley's New York agents to "let none of Uncle Samuel's Custom House OfficialsÖsee it without first reverentially lifting their hats." John Scheide acquired the Bible in 1924.

The Gutenberg Bible, which was printed in Mainz circa 1455-1456 and was the first substantial book to be printed from moveable types in Europe. Forty-nine copies of the estimated 158 or 180 printed survive. The Scheide copy, housed in Princeton University's Scheide Library, printed on paper, originally was sold in the university town of Erfurt, where it was finely illuminated and bound. Its first owner probably was the Dominican convent in Erfurt where the Bible remained until 1873, when it was brought to the United States by collector George Brinley. The invoice from London book dealer Henry Stevens advised Brinley's New York agents to "let none of Uncle Samuel's Custom House OfficialsÖsee it without first reverentially lifting their hats." John Scheide acquired the Bible in 1924.

The Gutenberg Bible, which was printed in Mainz circa 1455-1456 and was the first substantial book to be printed from moveable types in Europe. Forty-nine copies of the estimated 158 or 180 printed survive. The Scheide copy, housed in Princeton University's Scheide Library, printed on paper, originally was sold in the university town of Erfurt, where it was finely illuminated and bound. Its first owner probably was the Dominican convent in Erfurt where the Bible remained until 1873, when it was brought to the United States by collector George Brinley. The invoice from London book dealer Henry Stevens advised Brinley's New York agents to "let none of Uncle Samuel's Custom House OfficialsÖsee it without first reverentially lifting their hats." John Scheide acquired the Bible in 1924.

The Gutenberg Bible, which was printed in Mainz circa 1455-1456 and was the first substantial book to be printed from moveable types in Europe. Forty-nine copies of the estimated 158 or 180 printed survive. The Scheide copy, housed in Princeton University's Scheide Library, printed on paper, originally was sold in the university town of Erfurt, where it was finely illuminated and bound. Its first owner probably was the Dominican convent in Erfurt where the Bible remained until 1873, when it was brought to the United States by collector George Brinley. The invoice from London book dealer Henry Stevens advised Brinley's New York agents to "let none of Uncle Samuel's Custom House OfficialsÖsee it without first reverentially lifting their hats." John Scheide acquired the Bible in 1924.

The Gutenberg Bible, which was printed in Mainz circa 1455-1456 and was the first substantial book to be printed from moveable types in Europe. Forty-nine copies of the estimated 158 or 180 printed survive. The Scheide copy, housed in Princeton University's Scheide Library, printed on paper, originally was sold in the university town of Erfurt, where it was finely illuminated and bound. Its first owner probably was the Dominican convent in Erfurt where the Bible remained until 1873, when it was brought to the United States by collector George Brinley. The invoice from London book dealer Henry Stevens advised Brinley's New York agents to "let none of Uncle Samuel's Custom House OfficialsÖsee it without first reverentially lifting their hats." John Scheide acquired the Bible in 1924.

The Gutenberg Bible, which was printed in Mainz circa 1455-1456 and was the first substantial book to be printed from moveable types in Europe. Forty-nine copies of the estimated 158 or 180 printed survive. The Scheide copy, housed in Princeton University's Scheide Library, printed on paper, originally was sold in the university town of Erfurt, where it was finely illuminated and bound. Its first owner probably was the Dominican convent in Erfurt where the Bible remained until 1873, when it was brought to the United States by collector George Brinley. The invoice from London book dealer Henry Stevens advised Brinley's New York agents to "let none of Uncle Samuel's Custom House OfficialsÖsee it without first reverentially lifting their hats." John Scheide acquired the Bible in 1924.

The Gutenberg Bible, which was printed in Mainz circa 1455-1456 and was the first substantial book to be printed from moveable types in Europe. Forty-nine copies of the estimated 158 or 180 printed survive. The Scheide copy, housed in Princeton University's Scheide Library, printed on paper, originally was sold in the university town of Erfurt, where it was finely illuminated and bound. Its first owner probably was the Dominican convent in Erfurt where the Bible remained until 1873, when it was brought to the United States by collector George Brinley. The invoice from London book dealer Henry Stevens advised Brinley's New York agents to "let none of Uncle Samuel's Custom House OfficialsÖsee it without first reverentially lifting their hats." John Scheide acquired the Bible in 1924.

The Gutenberg Bible, which was printed in Mainz circa 1455-1456 and was the first substantial book to be printed from moveable types in Europe. Forty-nine copies of the estimated 158 or 180 printed survive. The Scheide copy, housed in Princeton University's Scheide Library, printed on paper, originally was sold in the university town of Erfurt, where it was finely illuminated and bound. Its first owner probably was the Dominican convent in Erfurt where the Bible remained until 1873, when it was brought to the United States by collector George Brinley. The invoice from London book dealer Henry Stevens advised Brinley's New York agents to "let none of Uncle Samuel's Custom House OfficialsÖsee it without first reverentially lifting their hats." John Scheide acquired the Bible in 1924.

The Gutenberg Bible, which was printed in Mainz circa 1455-1456 and was the first substantial book to be printed from moveable types in Europe. Forty-nine copies of the estimated 158 or 180 printed survive. The Scheide copy, housed in Princeton University's Scheide Library, printed on paper, originally was sold in the university town of Erfurt, where it was finely illuminated and bound. Its first owner probably was the Dominican convent in Erfurt where the Bible remained until 1873, when it was brought to the United States by collector George Brinley. The invoice from London book dealer Henry Stevens advised Brinley's New York agents to "let none of Uncle Samuel's Custom House OfficialsÖsee it without first reverentially lifting their hats." John Scheide acquired the Bible in 1924.

The Gutenberg Bible, which was printed in Mainz circa 1455-1456 and was the first substantial book to be printed from moveable types in Europe. Forty-nine copies of the estimated 158 or 180 printed survive. The Scheide copy, housed in Princeton University's Scheide Library, printed on paper, originally was sold in the university town of Erfurt, where it was finely illuminated and bound. Its first owner probably was the Dominican convent in Erfurt where the Bible remained until 1873, when it was brought to the United States by collector George Brinley. The invoice from London book dealer Henry Stevens advised Brinley's New York agents to "let none of Uncle Samuel's Custom House OfficialsÖsee it without first reverentially lifting their hats." John Scheide acquired the Bible in 1924.

The Gutenberg Bible, which was printed in Mainz circa 1455-1456 and was the first substantial book to be printed from moveable types in Europe. Forty-nine copies of the estimated 158 or 180 printed survive. The Scheide copy, housed in Princeton University's Scheide Library, printed on paper, originally was sold in the university town of Erfurt, where it was finely illuminated and bound. Its first owner probably was the Dominican convent in Erfurt where the Bible remained until 1873, when it was brought to the United States by collector George Brinley. The invoice from London book dealer Henry Stevens advised Brinley's New York agents to "let none of Uncle Samuel's Custom House OfficialsÖsee it without first reverentially lifting their hats." John Scheide acquired the Bible in 1924.