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    You are hereNovum Instrumentum omneMarch 1, 1516
    1450Gutenberg prints with movable type Shared thread 1534Luther Bible Shared thread 145431-line Indulgence Shared thread 1535Coverdale Bible Shared thread 1455Gutenberg Bible Shared thread 1648Peace of Westphalia Shared thread

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    March 1, 1516

    Novum Instrumentum omne

    A rival Greek New Testament was already in print in Spain. Erasmus's edition won the historical distinction because Froben's copies actually reached readers first.

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