How many copies of the Gutenberg Bible were printed?
History hard Data from 1455
Guess before you scroll — the answer is below
The answer
180 copies
Roughly 180.
Around 180 copies were printed in the 1450s, of which 49 survive. Before the press, a single Bible took a scribe roughly a year to copy by hand — the press did the same work in a day and changed Europe permanently.
Where this number comes from
| Source | British Library |
|---|---|
| Figure refers to | 1455 |
| Last checked | |
| Unit | copies |
Numbers move. If this one has drifted from its source, let us know.
Think you can do better?
Five fresh questions every day. No account needed.
Related questions
- How many years has the Sagrada Família been under construction?
- How many days did Magellan’s expedition take to circle the globe?
- How many years did the Hundred Years’ War actually last?
- How many days did the Berlin Airlift last?
- How many minutes did the shortest war in history last?
- How many countries have disappeared since 1900?