Johannes Gutenberg's Mainz Workshop (c. 1436–1468)

1. Gutenberg begins experiments in Strasbourg

   Mar 14, 1434Labels: Strasbourg, Johannes Gutenberg

   • Gutenberg Gesellschaft
   • Britannica

2. Mirror-business venture fails in Strasbourg

   Jan 1, 1439Labels: Strasbourg venture, Pilgrim mirrors

   • World History
   • Britannica

3. Gutenberg returns to Mainz

   Jan 1, 1448Labels: Mainz, Johannes Gutenberg

   • Gutenberg Digital
   • Britannica

4. Johann Fust finances Gutenberg’s Mainz workshop

   Jan 1, 1450Labels: Johann Fust, Mainz workshop

   • Britannica
   • Fust Wiki

5. Work begins on the 42-line Bible

   Jan 1, 1452Labels: 42-line Bible, Mainz workshop

   • Gutenberg Digital
   • Britannica

6. Indulgences show fast, dated job printing

   Oct 22, 1454Labels: Indulgence print, Single-sheet print

   • 31 line Wiki
   • Britannica

7. Printed Bible sheets promoted at Frankfurt

   Mar 1, 1455Labels: Frankfurt, Pope Pius

   • Bible Wiki
   • Gutenberg Digital

8. Fust sues Gutenberg; notarial record created

   Nov 6, 1455Labels: Johann Fust, Notarial record

   • Gutenberg Digital
   • Britannica

9. Gutenberg Bible completed and finished for customers

   Aug 15, 1456Labels: Gutenberg Bible, Rubrication

   • Britannica
   • Gutenberg Digital

10. Fust and Schoeffer issue the 1457 Mainz Psalter

    Aug 14, 1457Labels: Mainz Psalter, Fust &

    • Princeton
    • Britannica

11. Catholicon dated 1460 printed in Mainz (attribution debated)

    Jan 1, 1460Labels: Catholicon, Mainz print

    • Princeton
    • Bridwell

12. Mainz captured during the Mainz Diocesan Feud

    Oct 28, 1462Labels: Mainz Diocesan, Adolf of

    • Stiftsfehde Wiki
    • Adolph II Wiki

13. Gutenberg receives court support from Adolf of Nassau

    Jan 17, 1465Labels: Adolf of, Court appointment

    • World History
    • Theodora EB

14. Gutenberg dies; burial site later lost

    Feb 28, 1468Labels: Johannes Gutenberg, Franciscan burial

    • Gutenberg Gesellschaft
    • Mainz City