| 1. | Bible, in Latin.—The earliest complete printed book known, commonly called the Mazarine Bible, because the copy which first attracted notice in modern times was discovered in the library of Cardinal Mazarin. Supposed to have issued from the press of Gutenberg and Fust, at Mentz, about 1455. From the library of King George III. |
| 2. | A Bull of Indulgence, granted by authority of Pope Nicholas V. to those who should aid the King of Cyprus against the Turks.—Dated 1455, and probably printed at Mentz. On vellum. Described by Leon de La Borde, Débuts de I'Imprimerie à Mayence et à Bamberg, 1840. Purchased in 1845.page 8.gif) |
| 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 letter. Bequeathed by the Bight Hon. Thomas Grenville. |
| 4. | Psalter.—On vellum. The second edition of the Mentz Psalter, printed by Fust and Schoeffer, in 1459. The second book with a date. From the library of King George III. |
| 5. | Bible, in Latin.—Printed at Mentz, by Fust and Schoeffer, in 1462. On vellum. The first Bible with a date, and the first work divided by the date into two volumes. From the library of King George III. |
| 6. | Cicero. Officiorum libri tres.—On vellum. Printed at Mentz, by Fust and Schoeffer, 1465. The first edition of the first Latin classic printed, and one of the two books in which Greek type was first used. Bequeathed by the Right Hon. Thomas Grenville. |
| 7. | Regulæ grammatices, or Grammaticæ rudimenta. This work comprises rules of Grammar, explained in Latin verse, with Concordances extracted from Priscianus.—Printed at Mentz, by Johann Fust, in 1468. From the library of King George III. |
| 8. | Clement V. Constitutiones.—On vellum. Printed at Mentz, by Peter Schoeffer, in 1471. Purchased in 1845 |
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