Figure 15
Type used in Latin Psalter: Fust Schoeffer, Mainz
From Druckschriften des XV bis XVIII Jahrhunderts (facsimile), Psalms (scan, p. 290)
1457
A book which shows clearly the form of the early gothic types of Germany is the famous Latin Psalter printed by Fust and Schoeffer at Mainz, August 14, 1457—the first book to which the printers put their names and date of publication. This monumental volume shows a larger letter than the 42-line Bible, but of much the same pointed Gothic form. The famous decorated initials were probably stamped in after the pages were printed, one stamping being used for the blue and the other for the red impression.