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The Gutenberg or 42-line Bible was the first substantial book printed in Europe, completed in Mainz about 1454-55. It was made to resemble a manuscript, with blank spaces left for the illumination. Copies were sent out for sale across Europe, and were decorated on arrival. This copy reached England and was illuminated in London. It looks so much like a contemporary lectern Bible that until the nineteenth century it was mistaken for a manuscript.
The picture shows folio 119v of this book.
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