Episode 2 of 2

Printing Completion

Name: Printing Completion
Start: 1516-03-01
Location: Basel

When: 1 March 1516
Where: Basel
Part of: Erasmus publishes Novum Instrumentum omne

The printing of the Novum Instrumentum omne was completed in Basel on 1 March 1516, following a start date of 2 October 1515.

Erasmus coordinated the printing with Froben in Basel. The process began on 2 October 1515 and was finished in very short time on 1 March 1516. This first edition included a scholarly Latin-Greek New Testament with annotations.

Sources

Novum Instrumentum omne Wikipedia, revision of 2026-05-26
Erasmus Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-16

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