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What Was The First Book Published In Volume?

30th September 2009 by admin No Comments

According to traditional dating, on September 30, 1942, Johann Guttenberg’s began printing his Bible which became the first book to be published in volume. The Bible, known as the 42-line Bible because there were 42 lines on each page, was very large consisting of 1280 pages. . The Latin words were printed in black ink [...]