Mainz Psalter

GPTKB entity

Statements (34)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:manuscript
incunable
gptkbp:associatedWith Gutenberg era
gptkbp:colophonDate 14 August 1457
gptkbp:contains gptkb:Hebrew_Bible
Divine Liturgy
hymns
antiphons
canticles
responses
gptkbp:countryOfPublication gptkb:Mainz
gptkbp:currentLocation gptkb:British_Library
gptkb:Bibliothèque_nationale_de_France
gptkb:Bodleian_Library
gptkb:Staatsbibliothek_zu_Berlin
gptkbp:decorations hand-illuminated initials
printed red and blue initials
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Mainz Psalter
gptkbp:language gptkb:Latin
gptkbp:material gptkb:newspaper
vellum
gptkbp:notableFor second major book printed with movable type in Europe
first printed book to use color initials
first book to include a printed colophon with printer's name and date
gptkbp:printTechnology gptkb:Johann_Fust
gptkb:Peter_Schöffer
gptkbp:publicationDate 1457
gptkbp:script gptkb:calligraphy
gptkbp:significance first book to use large two-color initials printed with metal type
earliest example of color printing in Europe
gptkbp:type Book of Common Prayer
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Johann_Fust
gptkb:Peter_Schöffer
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6