The Oldest Little Book in Texas
Fri., Nov. 15, 1996
In conjunction with the Texas Book Festival, Texas's own Gutenberg Bible will
be exhibited in the Seal Court of the Capitol Extension (second level) on
Saturday (9am-5pm) and Sunday (11am-5pm). Printed on a press using movable
type in Mainz, Germany around 1450, the Gutenberg Bible is considered the first
printed book. Because the invention of the printing press suddenly made
knowledge readily accessible, this first book is credited with changing the
course of Western civilization. On permanent display at UT's Ransom Center
(21st & Guadalupe), the Texas Gutenberg Bible is one of only five copies
in the U.S. and is bound in two volumes numbering 1,282 pages.
