Fust, J.

...It was a masterpiece of Gothic typeface and the first book printed using movable type, and in every respect it was the first book printed using movable type. It is said that people were struck by the spirit that emanated from the words even before reading it. However, Gutenberg had spent all his fortune on various experiments and was unable to repay the capital he had borrowed from Johannes Fust (?-1466), a wealthy man from Mainz, and the partnership was dissolved in a lawsuit. After November 1455, the business was transferred to Fust, and the publication of the Bible continued in collaboration with Gutenberg's disciple Peter Schöffer (?-1503) and Fust. ...

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…それはゴシック書体の傑作であるうえ，いずれの点からみても非のうちどころのない活版印刷最初の本であり，人はその語間から発する精神に，読む以前すでに打たれたという。しかし各種の実験に財産全部を使いはたし，マインツの資産家フストJohannes Fust(？‐1466)から借入した資本金を返済できず，グーテンベルクは訴訟でその提携を解消された。55年11月以後，事業はフストの手に移り，グーテンベルクの弟子シェファーPeter Schöffer(？‐1503)とフストの共同で聖書の出版はつづけられた。…

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