Gutenberg died three years later and was buried in the Franciscan church at Mainz. 12 … One of Gutenberg’s first major printing projects, and arguably his famous, was the production of the first printed edition of the Bible. Each folio contained a papermold watermark to identify its maker. You get the picture… I’m thinking of pointing him to the The Gutenberg Bible. Gutenberg died about 50 years before the Reformation. The Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition (also known as the RSV-CE) is an English language Bible translation, a Catholic adaptation of the Revised Standard Version (RSV) which updated the King James Version (KJV) into modern English. 5.0 out of 5 stars 4. The invention of the press by the Catholic Johannes Gutenberg in the 15th century made Bibles much more available — and affordable. Long before this Bible was printed the type had been used in an edition of the "Weltgerichtsgedicht", in the "Calendar for 1448", in editions of Donatus, and various other printed works. - Duration: 16:22. The Bible he published was the Latin Vulgate. by Johannes Gutenberg | Jan 1, 2018. Too Cold Recommended for you Approximately 180 copies of the Gutenberg Bible were printed and significant parts of 48 copies still survive. 1394–1399, d. Source for information on Gutenberg Bible, The: New Catholic Encyclopedia dictionary. In 1450 Gutenberg formed a partnership with the wealthy burgher, Johann Fust of Mainz, for the purpose of completing his contrivance and of printing the so-called "42-line Bible", a task which was finished in the years 1453-1455 at the Hof zum Humbrecht (today Schustergasse, 18, 20). On August 24, 1456, the Bible was printed for the first time. Gutenberg's first printing press was an adaption of a wine press. About 1457 Gutenberg also parted with his earliest-constructed founts of type, which he had made for the 36-line Bible, and which were in existence as early as the fourth decade of the century. View the British Library's two copies of Johann Gutenberg's Bible and find out about Gutenberg's life. Hardcover More Buying Choices $149.00 (1 new offer) Now, Easton Press is proud to present, THE GUTENBERG BIBLE, a stunning facsimile reproduction of an extremely rare complete 1450's Gutenberg original in Deluxe Limited Edition restricted to precisely 2,500 hand-numbered folio volumes. 2) The Gutenberg Bible is also known as the Forty-Two Line Bible because the pages are printed with two columns of 42 lines each. Catholic Bible 101 - The Bible-73 or 66 Books - Catholicbible101 is the website that explains Catholic teachings in plain, easy to understand English. Note: The Gutenberg Bible, like every Bible before it, contained the Deuterocanonical books - or "apocrapha" in Evangelical circles. Widely praised for its high aesthetic and artistic qualities, the book has an iconic status. Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. The translation was the Latin vulgate based on Jerome’s translation used by the Roman Catholic Church across Europe for over one thousand years. Two editions of the Gutenberg Bible. Today, surviving copies of Gutenberg's Bible are regarded as the most significant and valuable of all books. The Gutenberg Bible (also known as the 42-line Bible, the Mazarin Bible or the B42) was the first major book printed using mass-produced movable type.It marked the start of the "Gutenberg Revolution" and the age of the printed book in the West.