4 DEPARTMENT OF FEINTED BOOKS. [GROUND 
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. 
Q. 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 nt Mentz. On vellum. 
Described by Leon de la Borde, Debuts tie VImprimerie a Mayence 
et a Bamberg, 1840. Purchased in 1845. 
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 liighfc 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 IIT. 
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 Bight Hon. Thomas Grenville. 
7. Regulae grammatices, or Grammaticse rudimenta. This work 
comprises rules of Grammar, explained in Latin verse, with 
Concordances extracted from Priscianus. — Printed at Mentz, by 
JohannFust, 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. 
It is not necessary here to enlarge upon the rival preten- 
sions of Germany and Holland for the honour of the invention 
of Printing. Suffice it to say that the best authorities are in 
favour of the former country, and that the latest writer upon 
the subject, Dr. Van der Linde, himself a Dutchman, has pro- 
nounced in favour of Germany and Gutenberg. 
It is remarkable that not a single book or document bears 
the name of Gutenberg as the Printer ; but there is abundant 
evidence that he brought the art to its perfection, and was in 
partnership with Fust, the rich goldsmith, who furnished the 
money for the enterprise. After the production of the Great 
