Princeton University Receives $300M Rare Book Gift, Including the Famed 1455 Gutenberg Bible
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PRINCETON, NJ—February 17, 2015—Princeton University received its largest gift in history, a $300 million collection of rare books from philanthropist William Scheide, Bloomberg Business reported.
Scheide, who died in November at the age of 100, has housed his library at the school since 1959.
The collection includes the first six printed editions of the bible, including the famed 1455 Gutenberg Bible, and the first printing of the works of William Shakespeare, called the First, Second, Third and Fourth Folios. In addition, there is an original printing of the Declaration of Independence, Paul Revere's print engraving of the Boston Massacre and autograph music sketchbooks of Beethoven, Bach, Mozart and Wagner.
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