Page from a Gutenberg Bible, 1455. Artist: Johannes Gutenberg

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Page from the Gutenberg Bible, 1455. Johann Gutenberg (c1398-1468) is regarded as the inventor of movable type. In 1455 he produced the first large printed book, the 'Gutenberg Bible'.

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