Incunabula: production and dissemination of early printed books (1450–1500)

1. Gutenberg completes the 42-line Bible in Mainz

   Jan 1, 1455Labels: Johannes Gutenberg, 42-line Bible, Mainz Press

   • Britannica

2. Fust and Schoeffer publish the dated Mainz Psalter

   Aug 14, 1457Labels: Fust and, Mainz Psalter, dated colophon

   • Princeton DPUL
   • Britannica

3. Printing press established at Subiaco near Rome

   Jan 1, 1464Labels: Sweynheim and, Subiaco Press, Italy

   • Subiaco Press

4. First surviving Subiaco classical text printed: Cicero

   Sep 1, 1465Labels: Subiaco Press, Cicero, De Oratore

   • Subiaco Press

5. First Paris press begins printing at the Sorbonne

   Jan 1, 1470Labels: Sorbonne Press, Paris Press, University of

   • Ulrich Gering
   • Guillaume Fichet

6. Anton Koberger launches a major Nuremberg print shop

   Jan 1, 1470Labels: Anton Koberger, Nuremberg Press, print workshop

   • WGA bio
   • Vassar Essay

7. Caxton prints the first book in English in Bruges

   Jan 1, 1473Labels: William Caxton, English print, Bruges

   • Recuyell
   • Cambridge Core

8. Caxton sets up a printing press in Westminster

   Jan 1, 1476Labels: William Caxton, Westminster Press, England

   • Caxton bio

9. Nuremberg Chronicle published as a large illustrated book

   Jan 1, 1493Labels: Nuremberg Chronicle, Anton Koberger, Hartmann Schedel

   • DIA record
   • Nuremberg Chronicle

10. Aldine Press founded in Venice for humanist readers

    Jan 1, 1494Labels: Aldine Press, Aldus Manutius, Venice

    • Aldus Manutius

11. Hypnerotomachia Poliphili demonstrates refined book design

    Jan 1, 1499Labels: Hypnerotomachia Poliphili, Aldine Press, book design

    • Britannica
    • Walters Museum

12. Incunabula period closes as printing enters the 1500s

    Jan 1, 1501Labels: Incunabula, 1500 transition, cataloging projects

    • ISTC CERL
    • Guildhall