fust
Speech parts
1. fust - Noun
2. fust - Adjective
3. fust - Verb
4. fust - Adverb
Meaning
A strong, musty smell; mustiness.
To become moldy; to smell ill.
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A November 1455 legal document records that there was a partnership for a "project of the books," the funds for which Gutenberg had used for other purposes, according to Fust.
Court case Some time in 1456, there was a dispute between Gutenberg and Fust, and Fust demanded his money back, accusing Gutenberg of misusing the funds.
It is not clear when Gutenberg conceived the Bible project, but for this he borrowed another 800 guilders from Fust, and work commenced in 1452.
Of the hundreds of early editions, the most notable today is Mazarin edition published by Johann Gutenberg and Johann Fust in 1455, famous for its beauty and antiquity.
The court decided in favor of Fust, giving him control over the Bible printing workshop and half of all printed Bibles.
Fust and Wanek welcomed the Boy Scouts to Kingston.