Books of the World newsletter

NUMBER 028
(March 2002)
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NEWS AND ARTICLES
  • Scholars Who Digitize Gutenberg In an ambitious project, the Library of Congress is digitizing its perfect rendition of the Gutenberg Bible. These high-resolution images could reveal more about Gutenberg's invention of moveable type. By Kendra Mayfield.





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