List of Notable Modern Innovations
- c. 1455: The Gutenberg Bible was the first book printed with movable metal type by Johannes Gutenberg.
- 1472: Sinodal de Aguilafuente was the first book printed in Spain (at Segovia) and in Spanish language.
- 1474: Obres e trobes en llaor de la Verge Santa Maria was the first book printed in Catalan language, at Valencia.
- c. 1475: Recuyell of the Historyes of Troye was the first book printed in the English language
- 1476: Grammatica Graeca, sive compendium octo orationis partium, probably the first book entirely in Greek by Constantine Lascaris
- 1477: The first printed edition of the Geographia, probably in 1477 in Bologna, was also the first printed book with engraved illustrations.
- 1485: De Re Aedificatoria, the first printed book on architecture
- 1488: Missale Aboense was the first book printed for Finland.
- 1494: Oktoih was the first printed Slavic Cyrillic book.
- 1495: The first printed book in Danish
- 1495: The first printed book in Swedish
- 1499: Catholicon, Breton-French-Latin dictionary, first printed trilingual dictionary, first Breton book, first French dictionary
- 1501: Harmonice Musices Odhecaton, printed by Ottaviano Petrucci, is the first book of sheet music printed from movable type.
- 1501: "Aldus Manutius" printed the first portable Octavos, also inventing and using italic type.
- 1511: Hieromonk Makarije printed the first books in Wallachia (in Slavonic)
- 1512: Hakob Meghapart printed the first book in Armenian - Urbatagirk.
- 1513: Hortulus Animae, polonice believed to be the first book printed in the Polish language.
- 1516: A reprint of the Lisbon edition of the Sefer Aburdraham is printed in Morocco, the first book printed in Africa.
- 1517: Psalter, first book printed in the Old Belarusian language by Francysk Skaryna on 6 August 1517
- 1539: La escala espiritual de San Juan Clímaco, first book printed in North America - Mexico
- 1541: Bovo-Bukh was the first non-religious book to be printed in Yiddish
- 1545: Linguae Vasconum Primitiae was the first book printed in Basque
- 1547: Martynas Mažvydas compiled and published the first printed Lithuanian book The Simple Words of Catechism
- 1550: Abecedarium was the first printed book in the Slovene language, printed by Primož Trubar.
- 1561: The first printed books in the Romanian language, Tetraevanghelul and Întrebare creştinească (also known as Catehismul) are printed by Coresi in Braşov.
- 1564: the first book in Irish was printed in Edinburgh, a translation of John Knox's 'Liturgy' by John Carswell, Bishop of the Hebrides.
- 1564: the first dated Russian book, Apostol, printed by Ivan Fyodorov
- 1568: the first book in Irish to be printed in Ireland was a Protestant catechism, containing a guide to spelling and sounds in Irish.
- 1577: Lekah Tov, a commentary on the Book of Esther, was the first book printed in the land of Israel
- 1581: Ostrog Bible, first complete printed edition of the Bible in Old Church Slavonic
- 1584: first book printed in South America - Lima, Peru
- 1593: Doctrina Christiana was the first book printed in the Philippines
- 1629: Nikoloz Cholokashvili helped to publish a Georgian dictionary, the first printed book in Georgian
- 1640: The Bay Psalm Book, the first book printed in British North America
- 1651: Abagar - Filip Stanislavov, first printed book in modern Bulgarian
- 1678-1703: Hortus Malabaricus included the first instance of Malayalam types being used for printing
- 1798: The first printed book in Ossetic
- 1802: New South Wales General Standing Orders was the first book printed in Australia, comprising Government and General Orders issued between 1791 and 1802
- 1909: Nisthananda Bajracharya authored and printed the first printed book in Nepal Bhasa called Ek Binshati Pragyaparmita.
- Aurora Australis, the first book published in Antarctica.
- See also Editio princeps, Spread of the printing press
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