July 12, 2016, Filed Under: Books + ManuscriptsThe Jenson Bible joins the Gutenberg Bible’s page turning Explore the Harry Ransom Center, search digital collections, or plan your visit. Biblia Latina. Mainz: Johann Gutenberg, 1454–55. Genesis, Chapter I. Volume I:5r Among the most striking features of the two volume Gutenberg Bible is the consistency of its printing and the elegance of its letterforms: the rich black ink,… read more
February 17, 2016, Filed Under: Books + ManuscriptsHand decoration in the Ransom Center’s Gutenberg Bible Ransom Center staff recently turned the pages of the Gutenberg Bible to the opening of Deuteronomy.
October 13, 2015, Filed Under: Books + ManuscriptsGutenberg Bible Page Turning: Genesis, Chapter XI, Volume I:9r Fall is here and with the turning of the leaves it is time to turn another page of the Ransom Center’s Gutenberg Bible. Our copy of the Bible is full of signs of previous readers and their interactions with the text. A rather interesting example of close reading is found… read more
