| YEAR | KEYWORD | EVENT |
|---|---|---|
| 1515 | BE | Be, Guillaume le, d.1598, punchmaker, matrix maker and typefounder of troyes |
| 1515 | MANUTIUS | Manutius, year inwhich Manutius died |
| 1516 | BIBLE | Bible. Johan Froben of Basle published New Testament in Greek |
| 1516 | FROBEN | Bible. Johan Froben of Basle published New Testament in Greek |
| 1516 | WOODCUT, CHIAROSCURO | Ugo da Carpi (1480-1532), obtained from the Signoria of Venice the privilege for the chiaroscuro woodcut, which he claimed to have invented, even though none of his woodcuts is dated earlier than 1518. |
| 1516 | CARPI, UGO DA | (1480-1532), obtained from the Signoria of Venice the privilege for the chiaroscuro woodcut, which he claimed to have invented, even though none of his woodcuts is dated earlier than 1518. |
| 1517 | TEUERDANCK | Teuerdank for emporer Maximilian published in a type that is considered to be a forerunner of the fraktur type. Book was printed by Hans Schönsperger. |
| 1517 | LUTHER | Luthers fight against the Roman Catholic church starts. This is considered to be the first revolution of ideas supported by the fast and wide spread of written information thanks to the invention of printing |
| 1520 | PLANTIN | Plantin, Christopher, d.1589 |
| 1521 | CAMBRIDGE | Cambridge University Press founded. |
| 1522 | BIBLE | Luther, Melchior Lotter printed the first edition of Luthers' translation of the New Testament |
| 1522 | LUTHER | Luther, Melchior Lotter printed the first edition of Luthers' translation of the New Testament |
| 1522 | LOTTER | Luther, Melchior Lotter printed the first edition of Luthers' translation of the New Testament |
| 1523 | HOLBEIN | Holbein's Dance of Death drawn. |
| 1525 | LAURENZIANA | Laurenziana. Michelangelo erects building for the Bibliotheca Laurenziana (De Medici collection) |
| 1527 | ORTELIUS | Ortelius, Abraham, d. 1598, published of Antwerp (original name: Abraham Wortels), cartographer and publisher of maps. Theatrum Orbis Terrarum 1570 |
| 1528 | FEIERABEND | Feierabend, Sigmund, d.1590, woodcutter and typecutter, Heidelberg, Germany |
| 1529 | ENCHIRIDION | Enchiridion der kleine Catechismus fur die gemeine Pfarher und Prediger, Gemehrt und gebessert durch Mart.Luther, Wittenberg |
| 1529 | TORY | Tory, Geoffroy Tory's Champleury published in Paris |
| 1530 | TORY | Tory, Geoffroy, becomes the first royal printer in Paris |
| 1530 | CERVANTES | Miguel de Cervantes (1513-1616), author of DON QUIXOTE |
| 1531 | KRAUSE | Krause, Jakob, d.1586. German bookbinder, active in Paris , Augsburg and Dresden |
| 1531 | EMBLEMATUM LIBER | Emblem Books, the first anthology of emblems was printed in Augsburg by Heinrich Steiner: Emblematum Liber |
| 1534 | FRANKFURT | Frankfurt Bookfair |
| 1534 | BIBLE | Luther. First complete Luther bible translation, illustrated, was printed by Hans Lufft at Wittenberg |
| 1534 | LUTHER | Luther. First complete Luther bible translation, illustrated, was printed by Hans Lufft at Wittenberg |
| 1536 | LOTTER | Lotter, Melchior, d.1536, printer of Leipzig, friend of Luther |
| 1537 | BIBLIOTHEQUE NATIONAL | France I ordered that all French presses should deliver a copy of every book they printed to the royal library |
| 1538 | HOLBEIN | Dance of Death with Holbein's illustrations printed in Lyon by Gaspar and Melchior Treschel |
| 1538 | HOLBEIN | Holbein's Dance of Death published in Lyons |
| 1539 | AMMAN | Amman. birth Jost Amman |
| 1540 | KEERE | Keere, Hendrik van den, d.1580. Punchcutter, binder and printer in Ghent, Belgium |
| 1540 | PAPER | Paper, first papermill in Stockholm |
| 1540 | EGERTON | Egerton, Sir Thomas, d.1617, founder of one of the oldest private libraries in Britain; in 1917 a large portion of the archives was bought by Henry E. Huntington |
| 1543 | VESALIUS | Vesalius, Andreas, 'De Humani Corporis Fabrica', anatomical study, published by Johannes Oporinus |
| 1543 | MORETUS | Moretus, Joannes (Jan Moerentorf), d.1610. Plantin's son in law and successor. |
| 1545 | OXFORD UN. LIBRARY | Bodley, Sir Thomas, d.1613. Rebuilder of Oxford University Library bearing his name. |
| 1545 | GRANJON | Granjon, Robert, d.1589, Paris/Lyon, punchcutter and typedesigner |
| 1545 | BODLEY | Bodley, Sir Thomas, d.1613. Rebuilder of Oxford University Library bearing his name. |
| 1546 | FARNESE | Farnese. The Farnese Hours manuscript produced in Rome for Alessandro Cardinal Farnese. Presently in the Pierpont Morgan Library, New York |
| 1546 | ELZEVIER | Elzevier, Louis, d.1617, founder of Elzevier Press and publishing office (originally from Louvain, worked with Plantin in Antwerp and later settled in Leyden) |
| 1549 | COMMON PRAYER | Book of Common Prayer, first complete edition in England. |
| 1550 | OXFORD LIBRARY | Oxford library plundered by soldiers of Edward VI |
| 1553 | MARGUERITE DE FRANCE | Marguerite de France, d.1615. Wife of Henry IV of France, important bookcollector amongst others items from library of Duke de Berry |
| 1553 | FERRARA | Ferrara Bible printed by Abraham ibn Usque |
| 1553 | BIBLE, FERRARA | Ferrara Bible printed by Abraham ibn Usque |
| 1553 | QUEEN MARY'S PSALTER | Queen Mary acquired the 14th century psalter (English psalter with 223 tinted drawings). Now in the British Library |
| 1556 | GRANJON | Civilite, designed by Robert Granjon. |
| 1558 | POITIERS, DIANA DE | Mistress of Henry II, lobbied succesfully for a passage of an ordinace that required French publishers to present copies of every book they issued to the libraries of Blois and Fontainebleau. |
| 1563 | HONDIUS | Hondius, Jodocus, d.1612, Dutch map engraver |
| 1569 | PLANTIN | Plantin, Polyglot Bible |
| 1569 | BIBLE, POLYGLOT | Plantin, Polyglot Bible |
| 1569 | POLYGLOT | Polyglot Bible, printed by Plantin between 1569 and 1572 for Philip II of Spain |
| 1570 | THEATRUM ORBIS TERRARUM | Ortelius. Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, famous atlas by Abraham Ortelius |
| 1570 | BINDING | Fanfare, until 1640, book cover decoration developed in France (interlacing ribbons) |
| 1570 | FANFARE | Fanfare, until 1640, book cover decoration developed in France (interlacing ribbons) |
| 1571 | BLAEU | Blaeu, Willem Janszoon, d.1638. Map engraver, bookseller, printer of Amsterdam |
| 1571 | UTRECHT PSALTER | Cotton, Sir Robert, d.1631. famous London manuscript collector, one of the early owners of the Utrecht Psalter |
| 1580 | JANNON | Jannon, Jean, d.1658, Geneva, punchcutter, typefounder and printer, worked in Sedan, France. |
| 1584 | WAGONER | Wagoner. Publication of 'Spegel der Zeevaerdt' printed in Leyden by Plantin, seecharts by Waghenaer. From his name was the term Wagoner for seecharts derived |
| 1584 | BINDING | Ruette, Mace, d.1644, Parisian master binder and court binder |
| 1584 | RUETTE | Ruette, Mace, d.1644, Parisian master binder and court binder |
| 1584 | PLANTIN | Wagoner. Publication of 'Spegel der Zeevaerdt' printed in Leyden by Plantin, seecharts by Waghenaer. From his name was the term Wagoner for seecharts derived |
| 1584 | SPIEGEL DER ZEEVAERDT | Wagoner. Publication of 'Spiegel der Zeevaerdt' printed in Leyden by Plantin, seecharts by Waghenaer. From his name was the term Wagoner for seecharts derived |
| 1584 | WAGHENAER | Wagoner. Publication of 'Spegel der Zeevaerdt' printed in Leyden by Plantin, seecharts by Waghenaer. From his name was the term Wagoner for seecharts derived |
| 1589 | PLANTIN | Plantin's death |
| 1590 | CATHACH | Cathach Psalter, attributed to St.Columba, Irish manuscript. |
| 1593 | PHILIPPINES | Philippines, The first book printed in Manilla: Doctrina Christiana (Unique copy in Lessing J.Rosenwald collection) |
| 1594 | LEIPZIG | Leipzig bookfair |
| 1596 | JANSSON | Jansson, Joannes, d. 1664, Dutch printer and publisher, famous for his atlasses |
| 1600 | MAZARIN | Naude, Gabriel, d.1653, librarian to Cardinal Mazarin. |
| 1601 | DIJCK, ELZEVIER | Dijck, Christoffel van, d.1669, Amsterdam punchcutter, in 1673 his foundry was acquired by Daniel Elzevier |
| 1602 | OXFORD LIBRARY | Oxford library reestablished by Queen Elizabeth's statesman Thomas Bodley |
| 1603 | BODLEIAN | Digby, Sir Kenelm, d.1665, donor of the Bodleian Library |
| 1618 | BLAEU | Blaeu firm, renown for their atlasses, active from 1618 to 1672 |
| 1620 | UPPSALA UNIVERSITY | Uppsala University founded and books were presented to the university library by Gustavus Adolphus (many of the collections he took from Riga and Prussia and South Germany) |
| 1620 | JANSON | Janson, Anton, d.1687. Dutch typefounder, trained in Amsterdam by Christophel Plantin |
| 1623 | MEZZOTINT | Vaillant, Wallerant, d.1677, Dutch artist active in mezzotint technique |
| 1623 | VAILLANT | Vaillant, Wallerant, d.1677, Dutch artist active in mezzotint technique |
| 1626 | FACSIMILE | Facsimile. first facsimile edition by Plantin, 16th century Martyrologium Hieronymianum (engraved on copper plates) |
| 1627 | NAUDE | Naude, Gabriel. In building their libraries Richelieu and Mazarin received considerable assistance from theisr librarian Naude, who published 1627 the book 'Advis pour dresser une bibliotheque' |
| 1629 | BLAEU | Blaeu Atlasses made between 1629 and 1662. |
| 1634 | BODLEIAN | Bodleian library, see: Digby, Sir Kenelm |
| 1640 | BLOOTELING | Blooteling, Abraham, d.1690. Developed mezzotint (invented in 1642 by Ludwig von Siegen) |
| 1640 | BAY PSALM BOOK | Bay Psalm Book published |
| 1640 | MEZZOTINT | Blooteling, Abraham, d.1690. Developed mezzotint (invented in 1642 by Ludwig von Siegen) |
| 1640 | IMITATIONE CHRISTI | Imprimerie Royale du Louvre established at the instigation of Richelieu, first book published 'De Imitatione Christi' |
| 1642 | SIEGEN, LUDWIG VON | Mezzotint invented by Ludwig von Siegen. |
| 1642 | MEZZOTINT | Mezzotint invented by Ludwig von Siegen. |
| 1643 | MAZARIN | Mazarin, First Mazarin bibliotheque opened for scientists and literary scholars |
| 1648 | DEVIL'S BIBLE | Devil's Bible. When the Swedes stormed Prague in 1648 they took(stole) many books including the rich collection of the Bohemian kings at Hradschin, many vellum manuscripts, including the Devil's Bible |
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