Chapter 5: Printing Comes to Europe

This chapter tells us about the beginning of moveable type and typography.  Moveable type was a step up from block printing, instead of wood a special metal designed by Johann Gutenberg was used.  The same ink used on woodblock printing would not work so Gutenburg had to also find a usable ink.  Needing assistance with printing he hired 1,600 guilders from Johann Fust, with whom he then established a partnership with.  Three years after the partnership Fust sued Gutenburg just as they were nearing completion on the 42 line Bible.  Gutenburg was locked out of his printing shop.  Fust then formed a firm with Peter Schoeffer and together they became the most important printing firm in the world.  During this same time and same section of Europe, an unknown artist created the earliest copperplate engravings. 

I found it very intriguing that Fust sued Gutenburg before the completion of the 42 line Bible which would have paid for all the labor of Fusts guilders. 

What did Gutenburg need 2,026 guilers for? Why so many?