Episode 3 of 4
Report of Bible Display in Frankfurt
- When
- March 1455
- Where
- Frankfurt (reported display, not the letter's established place of composition)
A March 1455 letter reports that pages from the Gutenberg Bible were displayed in Frankfurt to promote the edition.
In March 1455, the future Pope Pius II wrote that he had seen pages from the Gutenberg Bible displayed in Frankfurt to promote the edition. The letter documents that earlier sighting; it does not establish the display's exact date or the letter's place of composition.
Sources
- Gutenberg Bible Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-12
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