The First Book with Page Numbers

First book with page numbers

                                              © Copyright 2010 Heinrich Heine Universität Düsseldorf

 

The book is called  Sermo in festo praesentationis beatissimae Mariae virginis and it has the distinction of being the earliest known book to have page numbers.

It was printed by Arnold Ther Hoernen in Cologne in 1470.

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