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" Bamberg, 1840. Purchased in 1845. 3. Psalter, in Latin. — On vellum. Printed at Mentz, by Fust and Schoeffer, in 1457. The first printed Psalter; the first book printed with a date ; and the first example of printing in colours, as shown in the initial... "
A Guide to the Exhibition Galleries of the British Museum, Bloomsbury ... - Page 2
1881 - 163 pages
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A Short Guide to that Portion of the Library of Printed Books Now Open to ...

British museum dept. of pr. books - 1851 - 46 pages
...7. Bible — Another copy of the Mazarine Bible. On paper. From the library of King George III. 8. Psalter, in Latin. — On vellum. Printed at Mentz,...with a date, and the first example of printing in colors. Bequeathed by the Right Hon. Thomas Grenville. 9. Psalter. — On vellum. The second edition...
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Modern London; or, London as it is [by P. Cunningham]. [10 eds. Title varies].

Peter Cunningham - 1851 - 382 pages
...the first printed Psalter, in Latin, on vellum — printed at Mentz, by Fust and Schoeffer, in 1457; the first book printed with a date, and the first example of printing in colours ; ^Esop's Fables — printed at Milan, about 1480 ; the first edition of the first Greek classic printed:...
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Knight's Cyclopædia of London, 1851

Charles Knight - 1851 - 882 pages
...Faust, or Fust, in 1465. Another, and a very choice specimen, is a Psalter, printed in 1457 ; it is the first printed psalter, the first book printed with a date, and the first book printed in colours — red ink being employed in certain parts. Then there is the Mazarine Bible,...
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Knight's Cyclopædia of London, 1851

Charles Knight - 1851 - 902 pages
...Faust, or Fust, in 1465. Another, and a very choice specimen, is a Psalter, printed in 1457 ; it is the first printed psalter, the first book printed with a date, and the first book printed in colours — red ink being employed in certain parts. Then there is the Mazarine Bible,...
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London in 1853

John Murray (Firm), Peter Cunningham - 1853 - 386 pages
...the first printed Psalter, in Latin, on vellum — printed at Mentz, by Fust and Schoeffer, in 1457; the first book printed with a date, and the first example of printing in colours ; ^Esop's Fables — printed at Milan, about 1480 ; the first edition of the first Greek classic printed:...
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London in 1856

Peter Cunningham - 1856 - 382 pages
...the first printed Psalter, in Latin, on vellum — printed at Mentz, by Fust and Schoeffer, in 1457 ; the first book printed with a date, and the first example of printing in colours ; ^Esop's Fables — printed at Milan, about 1480; the first edition of the first Greek classic printed...
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Random Sketches and Notes of European Travel in 1856

John Ellis Edwards - 1857 - 488 pages
...been issued from the press of Guttenberg and Faust, at Mayence, about the year 1455. It also contains the first book printed with a date, and the first example of printing in colors ; also the first edition of the first Greek classic printed ; the first edition of Homer, printed...
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A Guide to the Printed Books Exhibited to the Public

British Museum. Department of Printed Books, William Brenchley Rye - 1870 - 38 pages
...1455, and probably printed at Mentz. On vellum. Described by Leon de La Borde, Debuts de I'Imprimerie a Mayence et a Bamberg, 1840. Purchased in 1845. 3....as shown in the initial letter. Bequeathed by the Right Hon. Thomas Grenville. 4. Psalter. — On vellum. The second edition of the Mentz Psalter, printed...
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A Handy-book about Books: For Book-lovers, Book-buyers, and Book-sellers

John Power - 1870 - 268 pages
...and Fust, at Mentz, about 1455. * 1457. Psalter, in Latin. Printed at Mentz, by Fust and Schoeffer. The first printed Psalter ; the first book printed...printing in colours, as shown in the initial letter.* 1459. The note of interrogation (?) first used by Schoeffer in the Psaultier (?) but it is not to be...
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Catalogue of the Loan Collection of Antiquities, Curiosities, and Appliances ...

George Bullen - 1877 - 932 pages
...and Schoeffer. Mentz, 1457. Folio. On vellum. Lent by Earl Spencer. The Mentz Psalter, 143 leaves. The first printed Psalter, the first book printed...date, and the first example of printing in colours. Only six or seven copies known to exist. The copy lent by Her Majesty the Queen is exhibited in Class...
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