July 2, 2015, Filed Under: Books + Manuscripts, ConservationThe Gutenberg Bible turns a new page The Ransom Center’s two-volume Gutenberg Bible is on permanent display in the lobby. Every three months the Center’s staff changes which page of the Bible is displayed, allowing us to share different pages with our visitors, and also protect the volumes from over exposure to light, stress on their bindings,… read more
April 29, 2015, Filed Under: Books + Manuscripts, ConservationPforzheimer library receives proactive conservation assessment In 1986 when the Ransom Center acquired the Carl H. Pforzheimer library of early English literature, with books dating from 1475 to 1700, the book world gasped. The Pforzheimer library was the outstanding private collection of early English books available, and the acquisition of this exceptional private library of carefully… read more
February 28, 2013, Filed Under: Books + Manuscripts, Exhibitions + Events, PhotographyNew websites for the Gutenberg Bible and the First Photograph The Ransom Center launched updated websites for its two permanent exhibitions, the Gutenberg Bible and the First Photograph. The websites contain information, interactive components, and content geared toward children related to each exhibition. The Gutenberg Bible is the first substantial book printed from movable type on a printing press. It… read more
