Houghton’s current exhibition, “The Bible in Type, from Gutenberg to Rogers”, marks the 400th anniversary of the publishing of the King James Bible by looking at the history of the Bible as a designed book. It offers viewers the rare opportunity to see such landmarks of printing as the Gutenberg Bible (ca. 1455), the Plantin Polyglot Bible (1569) and the Doves Bible (1903), as well as the King James, together in one room. For additional information, see the coverage in HCL News and the Harvard Crimson. The exhibition remains on display in Houghton’s Edison and Newman Room through June 18th.
The Bible in Type
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I wished I would have been able to attend the showing of these historically important books. I’ve been a Christian for about 25 years and I have a small collections of old bibles myself.
I have a quick question. The “bible-in-type.jpg” thumbnail for this post, looks like that bible was printed with side margins for note taking, is that correct?
Very beautiful book.
Your friend,
Tom