22 March 1457 A.D. 1st Gutenberg Bible?
22 March 1457 A.D. 1 st Gutenberg Bible? Graves, Dan. “Gutenberg’s 1 st Bible?” Christianity.com. May 2007. http://www.christianity.com/church/church-history/timeline/1201-1500/gutenbergs-1st-bible-11629885.html . Accessed 20 Mar 2015. Johann Gutenberg is one of the most famous men who ever lived, but we know next to nothing about him. Although we can pinpoint the month and day of his death, we aren't sure of the year. All the same, if you like to read books, you owe a debt to this extraordinary inventor. Gutenberg was the first person in history to actually print books from movable type. However, the idea may not have been his. A silversmith named Waldvogel taught "artificial writing" at Avignon as early as 1444, using steel alphabets and an iron-screw press. Waldvogel, however, does not seem to have overcome the obstacles which Gutenberg shrewdly mastered at great personal cost. This included developing an oil-based ink. As a goldsmith, Gutenberg had t...