The Telegraph 

The Gutenberg Bible, printed by Johann Gutenberg in Mainz, c.1455, was the first book printed from movable types in the western world. Forty-eight copies survive but only 31 are perfect. A single leaf sells for £50,000; a complete version would be worth tens of millions of pounds. Picture: AFP
The Gutenberg Bible, printed by Johann Gutenberg in Mainz, c.1455, was the first book printed from movable types in the western world.
Forty-eight copies survive but only 31 are perfect. A single leaf sells for £50,000; a complete version would be worth tens of millions of pounds.
Picture: AFP