View asset onlyInitial “I” / Page / Gutenberg Bible / c.1455Gutenberg, Johannes,c.1397 - 1468,German blacksmith, goldsmith, printer, and publisher and inventor of mechanical movable type printing.Initial “I” (In principio), Genesis, chapter 1.From: 42–lined Latin bible (“Gutenberg Bible”) in Missal script, two columned; finished c.1455 in Mainz. Type printing and illumination.IdentifierAKG180454Sourceakg-imagesCredit lineakg-imagesEvent date1455Image date1455Time Period15TH CENTURY2ND MILLENNIUM A.D.TopicBIBLEBOOK PRINTINGFONT TYPES ; TYPEFACE ; TYPE OF LETTERINGGENESISINITIAL (LETTER)JEWISH-CHRISTIAN ; JUDEO-CHRISTIANLATIN (LANGUAGE)MINISCULE ; TEXTURA ; GOTHIC SCRIPTOLD TESTAMENTPERSONTYPOGRAPHYVULGATA ; LATIN VULGATEPersonJOHANNES GUTENBERGTitleGUTENBERG BIBLETechniqueBOOK ILLUMINATIONSize3187px × 4961px (45 MB) 26.9 cm × 42.0 cm @ 300 dpiSpecial Formats4082px × 6354px (74 MB) TIFF34.6 cm × 53.8 cm @ 300 dpiAdd to lightbox: 'My First Lightbox'Add to cartDownloadRelated Selections:Johannes Gutenberg (1400 - 1468)