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The Bible in the Lilly Library. Learn about 65 bibles in the Lilly Library collections, including both printed and manuscript bibles, in multiple languages. Type: Exhibition catalogue.
- Our History
The book was the first major work produced on a printing...
- Our History
The book was the first major work produced on a printing press with movable type in 1455—and Indiana University’s Lilly Library in Bloomington, Indiana, has one of its own. And the Lilly's Gutenberg Bible is just the beginning.
The Lilly Library is IU's principal rare books, manuscripts, and special collections library. Visit the library anytime to view our special exhibitions and items on permanent display such as the New Testament of the Gutenberg Bible and the Slocum Puzzle Collection.
- First Edition, The Canterbury Tales, Geoffrey Chaucer
- Birds of America, John James Audubon
- Acts and Laws of The United States, Thomas Jefferson
- Marvel Comics First Appearances
- EC Comic Books
When Chaucer wrote his Canterbury Tales between 1387 and 1400, he used storytelling to catalog the society and religion of his era. Now, there are only about a dozen first-edition copies of that manuscript left in the world—and Lilly has one. The Tales were a huge project for Chaucer, who never actually finished them; he died beforehe could complet...
This four-volume set is always on display at the library. In the early 1800s, ornithologist John James Audubon set out to document and illustrate every type of bird in America. His finished work reproduces 435 birdsin life-sized watercolors. Every week, the library staff turns to a new page in the set, unveiling the next bird in Audubon’s exhaustiv...
President George Washington specially bound this book for Thomas Jefferson in 1789. It contains the laws passed by the first Congress—including the first amendments to the Constitution, which are printed in the volume. This means that this book contains the first ever printing of the Bill of Rights. Jefferson also wrote his initials on some of the ...
Have you ever itched to see the very first appearance of Spiderman, the Incredible Hulk, the X-Men or the Fantastic Four? Lilly has them on hand—and will bring the comic books out for you to leaf through. Not only are they incredibly valuable now, but they’re the original comic books. That means they include all of the original advertisements that ...
These comic books from the 1950s are from the same publisher who printed Tales from the Crypt. The crime, horror and sci-fi books are so gory that they created a frenzy among polite society at the time. “They are drenched in blood and so gory,” Rebecca Baumann, Education and Outreach Librarian, tells Smithsonian.com. “They’re wild. They are incredi...
Founded in 1950, we are one of the largest public university presses and recognized internationally as a leader in the humanities and social sciences. We produce more than 120 new books annually, in addition to 40 journals, and maintain a backlist of some 3,500 titles.
The Bible in English contains twenty versions of the Bible. In addition to the twelve complete Bibles, there are five New Testament works, two Gospel works and William Tyndale's New Testament, Pentateuch and Jonah translations.
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The Lilly Library, located on the campus of Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana, is an important rare book and manuscript library in the United States. At its dedication on October 3, 1960, the library contained a collection of 20,000 books, 17,000 manuscripts, more than fifty oil paintings, and 300 prints.
