Mainz Psalter
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The Mainz Psalter was the second major work printed with movable type in the West; the first was the Gutenberg Bible. It is a psalter commissioned by the Mainz archbishop in 1457. The Psalter introduced several innovations: it was the first book to feature a printed date of publication, a printed colophon, two sizes of type, printed decorative initials, and the first to be printed in three colours. It was the first important publication issued by Johann Fust and Peter Schoeffer following their split from Johannes Gutenberg.
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