The Library of Congress says about 180 copies of the Gutenberg Bible were printed and made available around 1455. It became one of the great symbols of movable type printing in Europe.

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The Library of Congress notes about 180 Gutenberg Bibles were printed around 1455 — a small run by modern standards, yet each copy helped begin the print age.

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Library of Congress, Gutenberg İncili'nin yaklaşık 180 kopyasının basılıp 1455 civarında kullanıma sunulduğunu söyler. Avrupa'da hareketli harf baskısının büyük sembollerinden biri hâline geldi.
Kongre Kütüphanesi

Kongre Kütüphanesi, yaklaşık 1455'te 180 kadar Gutenberg İncili basıldığını belirtir — modern ölçütlere göre küçük bir baskı; yine de bu kitap, baskı çağının büyük simgelerinden birine dönüştü.

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S22 Library of Congress Gutenberg Bible

Background reading: Johannes GutenbergAttribution and context are revised when stronger evidence appears. Corrections are welcome through the editorial page.
Next in the open archiveOf about 180 Gutenberg Bibles, the Library of Congress notes that 145 were printed on paper and 35 on vellum. Early printing still lived partly in the material world of medieval manuscripts.Q0606