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The Rare Book and Special Collection Division's Copy of the Gutenberg Bible The Gutenberg Bible is the first great book printed in Western Europe from movable metal type. It marks a turning point in the art of bookmaking and in the transition from the Middle Ages to the modern world. Completed in Mainz, Germany, probably in late 1455, Johann Gutenberg is generally credited with inventing the process of uniform type. The Bible was purchased for the Library of Congress from Dr. Otto H. F. Vollbehr by an act of Congress in 1930. Map of St. Augustine, Florida from the Jay I. Kislak Collection The Alfred Whital Stern Collection of Lincolniana  This extensive collection of Lincolniana is now available online from the Rare Book and Special Collections Division. |
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