Gutenberg Bible Comes To Buffalo

Bible pages printed more than five centuries ago are among the highlights of a new exhibit in the Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum. The display — called the “The Literal Bible” — features eight rare leaves from an original first edition of the King James Bible, printed on cotton in 1611, as well as several pages from a fourth edition of the Gutenberg Bible, printed in 1462.
The free exhibit began this week and runs through the end of April in the private museum at 220 North St., inside a former church. The museum’s winter hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday through Saturday. Buffalo News has more.

January 7, 2008 by Uncategorized 1

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  1. mdoneil says:
    January 8, 2008 at 6:41 am

    Excellent
    I was looking for a reason to go to Buffalo, now I have one.

    I often tell people I am interested in incunabula and palimpsests. It is quite effective in getting people next to you on airplanes to switch seats.

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