Centuries before the BJ, there was the Gutenberg Bible

The Gutenberg Bible (also known as the 42-line Bible, the Mazarin Bible or the B42) was the first major book printed with movable type in the West. It was published on Sept. 30, 1452.

Written in Latin, it was printed by Johannes Gutenberg in Mainz, Germany.

The first copy to recapture attention in 1760 was found in the library of Cardinal Jules Mazarin in Paris, thus the term Mazarin Bible.

A complete Gutenberg Bible was sold in 1978 for $2.2 million and is in Stuttgart. It is estimated that a complete copy today would bring $25 to $35 million.

At least one book of the Bible has been published in 1,808 languages since the Bible was first printed.

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