View asset onlyInitials "D" and "U" / Gutenberg Bible / Page / c.1455Gutenberg, Johannes,c.1397 - 1468,German blacksmith, goldsmith, printer, and publisher and inventor of mechanical movable type printing.Initials "D" and "U" (Utrum difficilius).From: 42–lined Latin bible (“Gutenberg Bible”) in Missal script, two columned; finished c. 1455 in Mainz.Typeprinting and illumination.Berlin, Staatsbibliothek Preußischer Kulturbesitz.IdentifierAKG180292MuseumBerlin, Staatsbibliothek zu BerlinSourceakg-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 TESTAMENTPERSONTYPOGRAPHYVULGATA ; LATIN VULGATEPersonESRAJOHANNES GUTENBERGMANASSEHTitleGUTENBERG BIBLETechniqueBOOK ILLUMINATIONSize4961px × 3722px (52 MB) 42.0 cm × 31.5 cm @ 300 dpiSpecial Formats9169px × 6879px (180 MB) TIFF77.6 cm × 58.2 cm @ 300 dpiAdd to lightbox: 'My First Lightbox'Add to cartDownloadRelated Selections:Johannes Gutenberg (1400 - 1468)
