Gutenberg Bible, theGu‧ten‧berg Bi‧ble, the /ˌɡuːtənbɜːɡ ˈbaɪbəl $ -bɜːrɡ-/a Bible which was the first book ever printed in Europe using movable type1. This method of printing was invented by Johannes Gutenberg (1397–1468) , and the Bible was printed in about 1455.