Show PART OF GUTENBERG BIBLE Section of Earliest Picc of Printing With Movable Type Recently on Exhibition at Washington A part of the Gutenberg Bible the earliest piece of or printing from movable type tlC In the world was wm u a short time ago placed on exhibition in the division dl of ot graphic arts Smithsonian building of the National museum This piece of work worl was among the first to be bc done by Johannes Gutenberg Gutenberg Guten Guten- berg who b. b by nil general consent Is given gl the credit for fOl the thc invention ill of the theart theart art of printing from front movable immovable type e. e Itis It ItIs ItIs Is estimated that this Bible BillIe was printed print print- ed between 14 1450 0 and 1455 15 In lu the town of Mainz MaIm or Mayence l Germany The book bool on ou exhibition contains 4 J chapters of the bourn hOol of Joshua in addition addition addition ad ad- to an Introduction to the bout book m of Judges I Time TIle text of each page Is set In t two va columns of 4 42 lines each which accounts accounts accounts ac ac- counts for the time name mime sometimes given en it Two Forty Line mule It tans has also been known as the Mazarin Bible because while It was to exist no copy was known until It ll was dis covered CO In the library of or the g great eat French cardinal of that name The Time last complete co copy of this fi fl book bouk to come on nn the market is said suid to have ha been sold for The fhe book hook gives gl no Information n nto asto ns as to when It was printed and there Is la also no record of the number of copies made The copy cop In the museum Is printed on pa pages es which men measure sure 15 by 11 Inches It was loaned to the museum by Gabriel Wells an un art dealer deal er In la New York I |