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Feb 2, 1403
Guild Formed
A guild of stationers was formed in London. -
Feb 3, 1405
Christine de Pisan
She publishes a history of female virtue; La Cite des dames -
Feb 3, 1408
Limbourg Brothers
Printed the Belles Heures in manuscript color, a private devotional book. -
Feb 2, 1424
Library Moved from England to France
The first French Library moved from England to France -
Feb 3, 1425
Guild Hall Library
The first Guild Hall Library was established in London -
Feb 3, 1431
Joan of Arc
Joan of Arc was burned at the stake. She was considered to be the national heroine of France. -
Feb 3, 1434
Cosimo Becomes Ruler
Cosimo de' Medici, a patron of the arts, becomes the ruler of Florence. -
Feb 2, 1444
Library Founded
Cosimo de' Medici founded the Laurentian Library -
Feb 3, 1450
Printing Press
Johannes Gutenburg has set up the printing press as a commercial operation, thus enabling the mass production of books -
Feb 2, 1451
Comedy Published
A copy of Dante's Divine Comedy was publshed -
Feb 3, 1452
First European Public Library
Malatestiana Library in Cessena, Italy was the first public library. -
Feb 2, 1455
Bible Printed
The Gutenburg Bible was printed -
Feb 3, 1457
Mainz Psalter
First to be wholly finished mechanically and be printed in color.
Author was Johann Fust and Peter Schoeffer -
Feb 3, 1475
First dated book in Hebrew
Rashi's commentary on the Torah is the first dated book to be printed in Hebrew -
Feb 3, 1475
Recuyell first English printed book
Recuyell of the Historyes of Troye is the first book to be printed in English by William Caxton -
Feb 3, 1476
First book with woodcut decoration
The first book with woodcut decoration was published by Erhard Ratdolt -
Feb 3, 1478
Book Printer
1st book printed in Oxford, England -
Feb 3, 1479
St. Albans Press
Is set up in the Abbey Gateway, St. Albans. -
Feb 3, 1480
The Morall Fabillis
Robert Henryson composed The Morall Fabillis of Esope the Phrygian -
Feb 3, 1483
Martin Luther Born
Martin Luther was born -
Feb 3, 1485
Sir Mallory
Sir Thomas Mallory completes Morte d' Arthur; a book -
Feb 3, 1488
University of Oxford Receives Books
The Uneversity of Oxford receives their first books -
Feb 3, 1490
Aldine Press
Aldine Press founded in Venice by Aldus Manutius -
Feb 3, 1495
Orlando Innamorato
Romantic poem written by Italian renaissance poet Matteo Maria Boiardo -
Feb 3, 1497
Metamorphoses of Ovid
An illustrated Italian version was published in Venice -
Feb 3, 1499
Machiavelli
Discorso sopra le cose Pisa was written by Machiavelli