Question

which was the first book printed by Gutenberg? explain any four features of it.

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Answer 1

thr first book printed by gutenberg was gutenberg bible.

the main features of this book were as follows:

(i) About 180 copies of the Bible were printed and it took three years to produce them.

(ii) The text was printed in the New Gutenberg press with metal type, but the borders were carefully designed, painted and illuminated by hand by artists.

(iii) No two copies were the same. Every page of each copy was different. This made everyone posses a copy which they could claim was unique.

(iv) Colour was used within the letters in various places. This had two functions it added colour to the page and highlighted all the holy words to emphasise their significance colour on every page was added by hand.

(v) Gutenberg printed the text in black leaving spaces where the colour could be filled later.

Answer 2

The first book printed by Guntenberg was the $\boxed{Bible}$

It's features were-

• The printed book closely resembled the wriiten manuscripts in appearance and layout
• The metal letters imitated ornamental handwriting styles
• Borders were illuminated by hand with foliage and other patterns
• Each purchaser could choose thier design and decide the painting school who would do the illustrations

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