Introduction

Gutenberg's death triggered a court case that continues to intrigue to this day. Dritzin had been in a partnership to make er, well, exactly what isn't clear. Despite his substantial income, the costs of the mysterious project meant dritsan was up to his ears in debt. His irascible brothers sued his partners. Court documents that survive tell of a secret art. The court case was settled, and the senior partner to spend money in pursuit of his adventure and art. A single page of text would require about three thousand letter forms. It would be impossibly time consuming to carve them all by hand. So he and his associates intricately carved a punch for each letter