View asset onlyInitial "D" / Gutenberg Bible / c.1455Gutenberg, Johannes,c.1397 - 1468,German blacksmith, goldsmith, printer, and publisher and inventor of mechanical movable type printing.Initial “D” (Dixit insipiens).Psalm 53.Type printing and illumination.From: 42–lined Latin bible (“Gutenberg Bible”) in Missal script, two-columned; completed c.1455 in Mainz. Berlin, Staatsbibliothek Preußischer Kulturbesitz.IdentifierAKG180322ArtistJOHANNES GUTENBERGMuseumBerlin, 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 TESTAMENTPERSONPSALMTYPOGRAPHYVULGATA ; LATIN VULGATETitleGUTENBERG BIBLETechniqueBOOK ILLUMINATIONPAINTING (TECHNIQUE)Size3592px × 4961px (50 MB) 30.4 cm × 42.0 cm @ 300 dpiSpecial Formats4790px × 6615px (91 MB) TIFF40.6 cm × 56.0 cm @ 300 dpiAdd to lightbox: 'My First Lightbox'Add to cartDownloadRelated Selections:Johannes Gutenberg (1400 - 1468)
