An abbreviation for "before the Common Era" or "before the Christian era," used after numerals and references to centuries.

The flat table of a printing press that holds the form. After the form is inked, the bed is moved beneath the platen for printing and then back out again.

Invented in 1824 and used throughout the 1800s, the bed-and-platen press was four times faster than a hand press.

The word "bible" comes from the Greek word biblia, meaning books. When the early sacred Judeo-Christian writings were bound together, they were called "bibles."

The style of typeface used by Gutenberg to print his Bible, modeled after the kind of lettering then popular in religious manuscripts of Gutenberg's region of Germany.

Bole is a pinkish clay applied by an illuminator under gold leaf to make the gold appear thicker, more lavish, and three-dimensional.

An abbreviation for "Common Era," used after numerals and references to centuries.

A four-sided metal frame in which composed type is locked in columns or pages.

A book form made of folded sheets that are sewn together along one edge.

A handheld tool in which type is placed one line at a time before being transferred to the galley.