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Fust, Johann (1467) Reference library
The Oxford Companion to English Literature (7 ed.)
..., Johann (d. 1467 ) German goldsmith . He financed Gutenberg 's experiments in printing, but the partnership between them was dissolved probably in 1455 and Fust carried on with his son‐in‐law Peter Schöffer. Their Latin Psalter of 1457 is the first to bear a printer's imprint and date. Robert Browning wrote a dialogue, ‘Fust and his Friends’ (in Parleyings with Certain People...
Fust, Johann (c.1400–c.1466) Reference library
The Oxford Companion to German Literature (3 ed.)
..., Johann ( c. 1400– c. 1466 ), financed Gutenberg 's printing-press, which he later took over. It was managed for him by his son-in-law Peter Schöffer , who continued it after Fust's death. Fust is believed to have died of the plague in Paris while on a business...
Fust, Johann (c.1400) Reference library
The Grove Encyclopedia of Northern Renaissance Art
..., Johann ( b Mainz , c. 1400 ; d Paris , 30 Oct 1466 ). German printer . He was a lawyer who in 1450 lent johann Gutenberg 800 guilders to finance the publication of the 42-line Bible. He subsequently invested another 800 guilders and became Gutenberg's partner. When Gutenberg became bankrupt in 1455 , Fust assumed control of the press together with his son-in-law peter Schöffer . On 14 August 1457 Schöffer and Fust published the elegant Mainz Psalter, which was the first printed book to use colour, and in 1462 they published a two-volume Latin...
Fust, Johann Reference library
The Oxford Dictionary of the Renaissance
..., Johann ( c. 1400–1466 ), German printer, a Mainz lawyer who in 1450 lent Johann Gutenberg 800 gulden to finance the publication of the 42-line Bible. He subsequently invested another 800 gulden and became Gutenberg's partner. When Gutenberg became bankrupt in 1455 , Fust assumed control of the press together with his son-in-law Peter Schöffer . On 14 August 1457 Schöffer and Fust published the elegant Mainz Psalter, which was the first book to use colours, and in 1462 they published a two-volume Latin Bible. Their edition of Cicero 's De...
Fust, Johann (1457–1466) Reference library
The Oxford Companion to the Book
..., Johann (active 1457–1466 ) , and Peter Schoeffer (active 1457–1503 ) Mainz printers . In 1448 , *Gutenberg borrowed money from the Mainz merchant Johann Fust to set up a press. Peter Schoeffer, who had studied at the University of Paris, became Gutenberg’s apprentice. A dispute between Fust and Gutenberg in 1454/5 resulted in the handing over of Gutenberg’s printing press to his former partners, who set up a workshop together, cooperating closely with local binders and illustrators. While Fust provided financial backing and managed the sales,...
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Schöffer, Peter (c.1425–c.1502) Reference library
The Oxford Companion to German Literature (3 ed.)
...Peter (Gernsheim/Rhine, c. 1425– c. 1502 , Mainz), an early printer in Mainz, took over the press of his father-in-law, Johann Fust...
Gutenberg, Johann (c.1400–1468) Quick reference
The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature (4 ed.)
...Johann ( c. 1400–1468 ) The inventor of printing with movable type. Born at Mainz, he learned printing skills in Strasbourg, where he lived from 1434 . Returning to Mainz in 1444 , he borrowed money from Johann Fust ( c. 1400–1466 ) in 1448 , founding a press with him. Fust dissolved the partnership acrimoniously in 1455 , taking possession of the equipment and stock. Books published up to 1455 cannot be assigned certainly to Gutenberg or Fust or Fust's son‐in‐law Peter Schöffer ( c. 1425–1503 ), but the 42‐line Latin Bible (the ‘Gutenberg...
