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Which biblical stories are illustrated in this fore-edge painting?
Click to view page with larger image Last year the Ransom Center received as a gift a bible printed in 1481, in Basel by Johan de Amerbach, that was adorned with a 19th century fore-edge painting by...
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Before and After: Mark Twain’s Bible
This copy of the Bible belonged to Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain), who carried the book with him during a trip to Constantinople in 1867 while he was writing "Innocents Abroad." While writing Innocents...
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In the Galleries: Anatomy of the King James Bible title page
Click on image to view larger version. The title page of the 1611 King James Bible is the first title page of an English Bible to feature a depiction of the Trinity: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit....
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Clues help date pair of Hebrew Bibles with common thread
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View ArticleThe Gutenberg Bible turns a new page
The Ransom Center’s two-volume Gutenberg Bible is on permanent display in the lobby. Every three months the Center’s staff changes which page of the Bible is displayed, allowing us to share different...
View ArticleGutenberg Bible Page Turning: Genesis, Chapter XI, Volume I:9r
Fall is here and with the turning of the leaves it is time to turn another page of the Ransom Center’s Gutenberg Bible. Our copy of the Bible is full of signs of previous readers and their interactions...
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