A very complete copy comprises 1282 pages; most were bound in two volumes.
It is believed that about 180 copies of the Bible were produced, 45 on Vellum and 135 on paper, a number which boggled minds in societies which, from Time Immemorial , had to produce copies of written works laboriously by hand. Gutenberg produced these Bibles (which were printed, then Rubricated and Illuminated by hand), over a period of three years, the time it would have taken to produce one copy in a Scriptorium . Because of the hand illumination, each copy is unique. Two-color printing techniques, which would have eliminated the need for Rubrication , were developed later.
