BOK.UNK.AD1529

Vulgate Bible

Bibbia Sacra

The Vulgate bible was a translation of the Old Latin and Hebrew text of the Bible into Latin during the 4th century by St. Jerome or Hieronimus in Latin (shown above the image of the Last Supper on the title page). It was the first translation of the Old Testament into Latin directly from the Hebrew Tanakh.

This Bible is an example of some of the first books printed using a printing press. Gutenberg's printing press had been in existence for over eighty years when this book was created, and it shows some of the impressive innovations implemented into the craft of book printing. Various pages exhibit crisp prints which illustrate various events in the Bible. Notable prints include the creation of the Earth at the beginning of Genesis and a full page image of the Nativity before Matthew.

The type of ink used in the 16th century also had evolved. Rather than using water-based inks, linseed oil provided a more permanent result (Hirthammer).
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Hirthammer, Michael. “History of Printing Inks.” World Association of News Publishers. Accessed September 18, 2020. https://www.wan-ifra.org/articles/2019/04/28/history-of-printing-inks.

1529 AD

16th Century

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Bibbia Sacra. 1529.