The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-06-28

Nothing daunted however, Gutenbe 6
set to work on the Bible, but before long
he had to apply for a further loan Of
500 guilders to Fust.
1t is now generally allowed that "a
though Gutenberg may have laid the
foundation-stone Of printing by means
Of movable types, he did not single
handed produce the first great monument
of Typography, to which with certain
poetic justice his name still clings. Ex-
actly when Peter Schoeffer was intro
duced into the Mainz workshop it Is I'M
possible 70 say; almost certainly subse-
quent to 1929. however. when he is said
TO have written and ornamented a Ms
in Paris. Of whose most g'orious uni
versfty." according to a Strasbourg Ms.
from his hand, he had become a student
Gutenberg the cares of life lying heav-
lily upon him, pressed on the one hard
By Fust anxious on the other at all
hazards to fulfill hts dream, must have
seen with alarm the growing favor Of
Schoeffer with the clear-headed gold
smith Fust by this time doubtless rea'
lied that a momentous discovery had
been made, and that the best chance OF
his pTofting thereby was to keep Gutcn-
berg supplied with money until such time
as Schoeffer--to whom he had given his
granddaughter in marriage-had acqulr
an intimate knowledge OF the mechanical
aspect OF the subject To what ext Mt,
if any. Schoeffer should be credited with
designing the type Of the Bible must re-
main a mystery. That he the skilled
scribe. did design some OF the most beau
tiful type that has ever been used. every
person Of taste can assure himself by
study of the Psalters issued in 1857 and
1853, and the beautiful Bible in Latin
Of 1852
On November 6, 1855, before the actual
issue Of the great Bible--now widely
known as the Mazarin Bible because De
Bure first discovered a copy in the lib-a-
ry OF Cardinal Bazarin-Fust instituted
a process against Gutenberg for the r.
covery OF the 200 gold forms thereon.
at the rate of 6 per cent. Having taken
the dispositions OF the parties. the judges
sentenced Gutenberg TO raw what was
owing. and this e course he was IN
able 70 do. In lieu OF money he WAS
compelled 10 cede TO Fust ali the moudz
types, presses and utensils. VIII rrac-
tically meant his undoing Withia che
next few months the first copies ~ the
Mazarin Bible were allowed 20 60 forth
The vicar Of s Stephen a. Msinz records
that ne himself finished the binding and
Illuminating Of the first volume on s..
Bartholomew day Che 18th % juno.
1856 and Che second on the 18th Of Az
gust. II only because Il the many hard
ships he suffered. OF his years OF earnezt
effort agains. adverse circums tances. ora
feels disposed 20 give full credit FOR f.
20 John Gutenberg. the decaye5 n0nte-
man. rather than 20 Peer Schoefer. who
in any case came relatively late on n
scenes. ard whose cwn fri8u1hs 8
Zee to add lustFUe 20 hts name So
after the success Of Puzt's action Guten-
berg retired % little house out u
MaiHz. where. by the I'D ~ forfirr heI7.
he attempted u carry OF his WORK Ard
he did actually issue ore O. two books
Not the least pathetic eilmase o. the
erd - hts days is e4ven b. himself =
the colophcn q a book = which fouat-
less after seeing the finer type 1y thrz
,ime being used IN The productions ~
SCh7effer-hr did not d7re 10 Bd3 hss
game To the h1uor - BIS relative. A.
mold Ge'thUs from vtcn hs rad 5ar-
-0ve3 money. probably ueve- paid. g.
nav he said that Is was re H10 Sc M
a scuio,uTed monument rsar the Tlzcs
o. John GutenbsTgs grave.