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Detail of a leaf of the Gutenberg bible printed in black and red ink shows Latin text.

The Gutenberg bible

Johann Gutenberg
1455-1456
Detail of a frontispiece shows four animals grouped between two pillars. In the background, castles sit on either side of a harbor where ships wait. Text in Latin.

Biblia Sacra Hebraice, Chaldaice, Graece, & Latine Philippi II

1573

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Tess Clifton, J.M. Stuart Fellow

February 6, 2018
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Our Fellows

Barbara Mundy, R. David Parsons Fellow

December 5, 2017

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