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The Nekcsei-Lipócz Bible, a 14th-Century Illuminated Manuscript from Hungary

Posted by: Anchi Hoh

(The following is a post by Kenneth Nyirady, Reference Specialist for Hungary, in the Library’s European Division.) The Library of Congress possesses more than 1,500 editions of the Bible in over 150 languages. The most famous item in this collection is the 15th-century Gutenberg Bible, on permanent display in the Library’s Great Hall. Also on …