January 30, 2017, Filed Under: Books + Manuscripts, Exhibitions + Events“Hasty and exuberant” decoration in the Ransom Center’s Gutenberg Bible The Ransom Center’s two-volume Gutenberg Bible is on permanent display. Every few months the Center’s staff changes the opening, allowing visitors to see different pages and to protect the volumes from overexposure to light.
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.
