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Weight: The codex as physical presence

We would like to introduce the weight of the Bible

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The Gutenberg Bible. Mainz, c.1455, paper copy in a 15th-century binding, Keio University Library, no shelfmark
The Gutenberg Bible. Mainz, c.1455, paper copy, Cambridge University Library, Inc.1.A.1.1

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