The Gutenberg Bible is on view to the public throughout the year on the Beinecke Library mezzanine in a custom-built display case. The pages are turned a number of times each year, to minimize for conservation the exposure any one page opening receives. This practice also allows regular visitors to enjoy different page openings over the course of time. For the winter, 2018-2019, the openings are to the Book of Deuteronomy and to the Gospel of John. Produced by Johann Gutenberg in Mainz, Germany, about 1455, the Gutenberg Bible is regarded as the first substantial book printed from movable type in the western world. This iconic book marks the beginning of the general application of printing and the wide dissemination of knowledge by this means. It is estimated that Gutenberg printed about 180 copies. The Beinecke Library’s Gutenberg Bible, a book on paper in two volumes, is one of 21 complete surviving copies, and one of five in the United States. The Beinecke Library’s exhibition hall is free and open to the public daily. A digitized copy of the Gutenberg Bible can be viewed online on our digital library. Visit the library's website for more information on daily hours, holiday closures, snd links to the collections: https://beinecke.library.yale.edu