HISTORY
THE RENAISSANCE AND REFORMATION
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The almanac
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The Qur’an
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The Bible
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The dictionary
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Detailed explanation-1: -Johann Gutenberg’s Bible is probably the most famous Bible in the world. It is the earliest full-scale work printed in Europe using moveable type .
Detailed explanation-2: -In Mainz, Germany, in the mid-1450s, Johann Gutenberg and his partner Johann Fust published more than 150 large-format copies of the Bible in Latin. This is the book known today as the Gutenberg Bible.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Recuyell of the Historyes of Troye was his first printed book, and the first book printed anywhere in English. It was produced in 1473 on the Continent, in either Bruges or Ghent. The text is a recuyell (compilation) of stories about the Trojan Wars by Raoul Lefèvre, originally written in French.
Detailed explanation-4: -1. It wasn’t the world’s first printed book. While the Gutenberg Bible helped introduce printing to the West, the process was already well-established in other parts of the world.
Detailed explanation-5: -The Gutenberg Press: The first printing press was developed by Johan Gutenberg in 1430s. It was a developed form of the olive and wine presses. By 1448 Gutenberg perfected this system.