Copperplate engraving
Johann Fust was the financiér who made several loans to Gutenberg
during the period the great inventor was perfecting the art of printing
from moveable type. In 1455, Fust demanded repayment of his loans and,
when rebutted, brought a lawsuit against Gutenberg. Unable to repay his
debt, Gutenberg was forced to yield much of his printing equipment and
type to Fust, who then set up a printing shop of his own in partnership
with Peter Schoeffer.
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at the Cary Graphic Arts Collection
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