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Completion of the 1457 Psalter
- When
- August 14, 1457
- Where
- Mainz
Fust and Schöffer completed the Mainz Psalter on August 14, 1457, featuring a printed date and two-color mechanical initials.
The colophon states the book was completed on Assumption Eve, August 14, 1457, by Joachim Fust and Peter Schoeffer. It was the first book with a printed date and colophon, using red and blue inks for large initials printed from two-piece types.
Sources
- Mainz Psalter Wikipedia, revision of 2025-08-06
- Johann Fust Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-03
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