The Giant Bible of Mainz is one of the last great handwritten giant Bibles in Europe. It represents the culmination of hundreds of years of transmission of text through the handwritten manuscript. The text of the Bible is embellished with finely crafted decoration and illumination.

The Gutenberg Bible is the first great book printed in Western Europe from movable metal type.  It marks a turning point in the art of bookmaking and consequently in the transition from the Middle Ages to the modern world.

The Library’s Bible Collection, which includes 1,500 editions of the Bible in more than 150 languages, offers an unparalleled opportunity to witness the Bible’s transformation over 800 years.