Overview

The Giant Bible of Mainz was delivered to the Mainz Cathedral by Heinrich Stockheim in 1566. Based on this event, it was assumed that the Bible must have been produced in Mainz and a mythology thus developed that linked the Giant Bible by location to Mainz and by date to the work of Johann Gutenberg.

Biblia latina (Bible in Latin), probably Mainz, 1452-1453. Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection, Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress

Giant Bible of Mainz

Giant Bible of Mainz

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