Historedia
Person

Johannes Fust

Events
1
Episodes
4
Years
1448–1455

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Johannes Fust, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Gutenberg's Mainz printing enterprise

    1448–1455

    Role: Financier and later workshop controller

    1. 1448–1450 · MainzEstablishment of the Mainz Workshop

      Gutenberg returned to Mainz in 1448, secured a loan from Arnold Gelthus, and had the press operational by 1450.

    2. 1452–1455 · MainzFinancing and Production of the Bible

      Gutenberg borrowed 800 guilders from Fust in 1452 to commence the Bible project, which was completed in 1455.

    3. March 1455 · Frankfurt (reported display, not the letter's established place of composition)Report of Bible Display in Frankfurt

      A March 1455 letter reports that pages from the Gutenberg Bible were displayed in Frankfurt to promote the edition.

    4. November 1455 · Mainz (implied by workshop location)Fust Lawsuit and Workshop Control

      A November 1455 legal document recorded a partnership dispute; the court ruled in Fust's favor, giving him control of the workshop.

Sources

  1. Johannes Gutenberg Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-29