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Monday, 10 November 2014

#69.
The X was the first major book printed in the West using movable type. X marked the start of the "Gutenberg Revolution" and the age of the printed book in the West. Widely praised for its high aesthetic and artistic qualities, the book has an iconic status. Written in Latin, the X is an edition of the Vulgate, printed by Johannes Gutenberg, in Mainz, Germany, in the 1450s. ID X.

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