EARLY BILINGUAL TEXT

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Here's another example of an early printed book with bilingual text. The coloring may have been added by hand or by woodblocks over the printing. 

1499 PRINTED PSALTER

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GERMAN PSALTER - EARLY PRINTED BOOK 

 

This one caught my eye while browsing for new images to share because it was printed in Latin but with a German translation. It is a beautiful example of typeface design and a practical legible layout !

Note though while the font includes W the printer or writer has used V for u as well as umlaut U and the "LONG" form of S but v if the v is initial in some words ! 

Mainz Psalter

 MAINZ PSALTER 

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Back to my series on psalters. This is an early printed book. Yes PRINTED the Archbishop who commissioned this paid the printers to add color using woodblocks over the printed black letters. From what I've read there was only one print run and the various copies were distributed to the main cathedral and various nearby churches and  monasteries within his diocese. It was not a trend picked up on because of the expense. 

Note the font type. These were intended to be used not just displayed.