Exhibits famous Gutenberg Bible. Herbert Putnam, Librarian of the Library of Congress, exhibits the famous Gutenberg Bible, printed about 1450 by John Gutenberg, the inventor of printing. The Bible is a part of the Vollbehr collection, brought to the United States this year by a special Congressional approriation and now open th the public at the Library. 12/15/30
[Head-and-shoulders portraits of Johann Gutenberg, Martin Luther, Peter Schöffer, Melanchton, Johann Fust, and Lucas Cranach] / Stahlstich v. Carl Mayer's Kunst-Anstalt in Nürnberg.
Exhibits famous Gutenberg Bible. Herbert Putnam, Librarian of the Library of Congress, exhibits the famous Gutenberg Bible, printed about 1450 by John Gutenberg, the inventor of printing. The Bible is a part of the Vollbehr collection, brought to the United States this year by a special Congressional approriation and now open th the public at the Library. 12/15/30
![[Pages from the Gutenberg Bible, 1455: the 1st pages of the Gospels and the beginning of the Sermon on the Mount: Mark 1:1]](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/1455/01/01/pages-from-the-gutenberg-bible-1455-the-1st-pages-of-the-gospels-and-the-beginning-640.jpg)
![[Gutenberg Bible opened to the beginning of the Gospel of Luke]](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/1454/01/01/gutenberg-bible-opened-to-the-beginning-of-the-gospel-of-luke-640.jpg "[Gutenberg Bible opened to the beginning of the Gospel of Luke]")
![[Pages from the Gutenberg Bible, 1455: the 1st pages of the Gospels and the beginning of the Sermon on the Mount: John 1:1]](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/1455/01/01/pages-from-the-gutenberg-bible-1455-the-1st-pages-of-the-gospels-and-the-beginning-2-640.jpg "[Pages from the Gutenberg Bible, 1455: the 1st pages of the Gospels and the beginning of the Sermon on the Mount: John 1:1]")
![[Herbert Putnam, half-length portrait, standing, facing right, with the three volume Gutenberg Bible, Library of Congress]](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/1930/01/01/herbert-putnam-half-length-portrait-standing-facing-right-with-the-three-volume-640.jpg "[Herbert Putnam, half-length portrait, standing, facing right, with the three volume Gutenberg Bible, Library of Congress]")
![[Pages from the Gutenberg Bible, 1455: the 1st pages of the Gospels and the beginning of the Sermon on the Mount: Luke 1:1]](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/1455/01/01/pages-from-the-gutenberg-bible-1455-the-1st-pages-of-the-gospels-and-the-beginning-1-640.jpg "[Pages from the Gutenberg Bible, 1455: the 1st pages of the Gospels and the beginning of the Sermon on the Mount: Luke 1:1]")
![[Pages from the Gutenberg Bible, 1455: the 1st pages of the Gospels and the beginning of the Sermon on the Mount: Matthew 1:1]](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/1455/01/01/pages-from-the-gutenberg-bible-1455-the-1st-pages-of-the-gospels-and-the-beginning-3-640.jpg "[Pages from the Gutenberg Bible, 1455: the 1st pages of the Gospels and the beginning of the Sermon on the Mount: Matthew 1:1]")
![[Head-and-shoulders portraits of Johann Gutenberg, Martin Luther, Peter Schöffer, Melanchton, Johann Fust, and Lucas Cranach] / Stahlstich v. Carl Mayer's Kunst-Anstalt in Nürnberg.](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/1800/01/01/head-and-shoulders-portraits-of-johann-gutenberg-martin-luther-peter-schoffer-640.jpg "[Head-and-shoulders portraits of Johann Gutenberg, Martin Luther, Peter Schöffer, Melanchton, Johann Fust, and Lucas Cranach] / Stahlstich v. Carl Mayer's Kunst-Anstalt in Nürnberg.")
