Historic Gutenberg Bibles Donated to Princeton

Philanthropists and rare book collector, William Scheide, left a bequests of $300 million in rare books to Princeton University. Included in the collection are the six oldest Gutenberg Bibles, which were printed in 1455. The entire collection is the school’s largest donation it has ever received.

See Jessica Glenza, Rare Bibles and Shakesphere Folios in $300m ‘Wow Factor’ Princeton Bequest, The Guardian, Feb. 17, 2015.

Special thanks to Brian Cohan (Attorney at Law, Law Offices of Brian J. Cohan, P.C.) for bringing this article to my attention.