Crandall Historic Printing Museum: A Diamond in the Rough

Walking through the wooden doorway felt like travelling back in time. The hardwood floors and colonial feel made it seem like I was touring historic monuments in Philadelphia. I had to keep reminding myself that I was in downtown Provo. The man behind the desk was very gracious and let me explore the rooms while also giving me a tour. There were four rooms with different replica presses in each: the Gutenberg press, Ben Franklin’s printing press, Palmyra’s Grandin press, and the original Desert News print shop.

The King James Bible, "She-Bibles," "He-Bibles," and all that jazz

   This link is to a classical radio station so you have the option of feeling particularly cultured while reading this post, if you want to.  Deep in the depths of the Harold, there is a room.  Within that room, there is another room, a smaller room, partitioned off by what appear to be stained glass windows, and within that room are... a lot of Bibles.

   That's right.  We are now in "The Life and Legacy of The King James Bible," the exhibit currently on display in BYU's Special Collections, and it is now 405 A.D.  Saint Jerome has finally finished his translation of the Greek and Hebrew Bibles into Latin, what will later be known as the Vulgate Bible.  This is written on vellum, and will eventually be the Bible most used by all of Western Europe up through the Middle Ages.  You can read more about the history of the King James Bible here.

The Vulgate Bible