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An edition of the Christian Bible in Latin, it was the first book printed in Western Europe from movable metal type, an act so consequential to the art of bookmaking that it marks the transition from the Middle Ages to the modern world.
An edition of the Christian Bible in Latin circa 1455, the first book printed in Western Europe from movable metal type, an act so consequential to the art of bookmaking that it could be considered to mark the transition from the Middle Ages to the modern world.

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An edition of the Christian Bible in Latin circa 1455, the first book printed in Western Europe from movable metal type, an act so consequential to the art of bookmaking that it could be considered to mark the transition from the Middle Ages to the modern world.