Gutenberg, and the art of printing by Pearson Emily Clemens

Author:Pearson, Emily Clemens
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Tags: Gutenberg, Johann, 1397?-1468
Publisher: Boston, Noyes, Holmes and company
Published: 1871-03-25T05:00:00+00:00

has been spent in copying the Bible than any other book, and justly ; for the Word of God is before all human productions."

'' But is not the Breviary made more prominent by our priests?"

^' Although in more common use, you will notice that it is not generally so highly ornamented and so costly as the Bible. This last is the foundation of the Prayer-book, as also of the institutions of our religion. Whatever we enjoy of Christianity and civiHzation is due to that sacred Book. Hence it is of all others the most to be prized and preserved. There are, however, comparatively few copies of it in the world, — only two or three thousand, it is said, and these mostly hoarded in monasteries, universities, and royal libraries. Suppose now, that in the conflict of nations, evil should befall the depositories of the sacred Book, and, through some devastation or edict, the Bible be lost to us. Moreover, the Holy Book is sold to kings when they can afford to pay six hundred crowns for it; if they may have the Bible, why may not their subjects ? My purpose is to print a Bible in the best style of my art, and multiply copies of it. I shall need in this work a skillful engraver of letters."

'' But what an undertaking, to print the entire Bible ! " said Schoeffer.

^' Yea, a stupendous work ! " was the answer,

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