Volume 1
Old Testament
Iosua [Joshua], Iudicum [Judges]
Pages 114 verso and 115 recto
The Gutenberg Bible Harry Ransom Center Lobby
Gallery Hours (also Monday 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.)
The Gutenberg Bible is the first substantial book printed from movable type on a printing press. It was printed in Johann Gutenberg's shop in Mainz, Germany, between 1450 and 1455. The Ransom Center holds one of five complete copies in the United States.
Background information about the Bible, a complete set of low-resolution digitized images, and a CD-ROM of high-resolution images are available.
Extensive K-12 educator materials, complete with TEKS-aligned lesson plans and multi-disciplinary classroom applications, are also available.
Modern copy print of Niépce's 1826 heliograph, View from the
Window at Gras
The First Photograph Harry Ransom Center Lobby
Gallery Hours (also Monday 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.)
One of the finest pieces of the Ransom Center's photography collection is the first photograph, which Frenchman Joseph Nicéphore Niépce produced in 1826. The 8" x 6.5" heliograph depicts a view just outside the workroom window of Niépce's estate in Gras in east central France. The image, on a pewter plate sensitized with bitumen of Judea, took a full eight hours of exposure to produce. Niépce's image forms part of the Gernsheim collection—an internationally renowned photography archive encompassing the history of the medium—which was acquired by the Ransom Center in 1964.
Erle Stanley Gardner's Study
Erle Stanley Gardner's Study Flawn Academic Center - Fourth Floor
By appointment only; phone 471-8944
This replica of mystery writer Erle Stanley Gardner's study at his ranch home in Temecula, California, displays original memorabilia and artifacts from his career. Gardner was the creator of Perry Mason.
Harry Ransom with students
Celebrating the Imagination: The First Fifty Years of the Ransom Center Harry Ransom Center - Third Floor Hallway
Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Founded in 1957, the Harry Ransom Center has evolved into a world-renowned cultural institution. This exhibition highlights the Center's history, which is chronicled in greater detail in the book, Collecting the Imagination: The First Fifty Years of the Ransom Center, available from the Center's online store.
Ira Nadel in the Reading Room
Scholars at Work: Books Based on the Center's Collections Harry Ransom Center - Third Floor Hallway
Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Each year, more than 100 publications appear based on research informed by the Center's collection. This ever-changing exhibition features a sampling of these titles and highlights which Ransom Center collections contributed to the author's argument.
The Ransom Center is located on the corner of 21st and Guadalupe streets, on the campus of The University of Texas at Austin. The Flawn Academic Center is just west of UT's Main Tower and within walking distance of the Ransom Center. All facilities are wheelchair accessible.
To find where the Ransom Center and Flawn Academic Center are situated on the UT campus, see the UT Tower Area Map.
For accessibility information, see the UT Tower Area Accessibility Map.
To schedule a tour, please complete a tour request form or call 512-475-8086. All exhibitions are free and open to the public.
