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Why Did First Printed Books Scare Scholars In Europe?

Why Did First Printed Books Scare Ancient Scholars In Europe?

AncientPages.com | September 18, 2021

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Johann Gutenberg’s brilliant printing press changed Europe’s history. People were excited when the first printed books started appearing in Europe. Thousands of titles

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On This Day In History: Gutenberg Prints The First Bible – On Feb 23, 1455

AncientPages.com | February 23, 2017

AncientPages.com - On February 23, 1455, Europe’s first mass-produced book - the Gutenberg Bible - was printed with movable type in Mainz, Germany. The book was a Latin language Bible.