Peter Schoeffer

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Peter Schoeffer (1452-1502), was the principal workman of Johannes Gutenberg. He formed the firm Fust and Schoeffer in 1455, after Johann Fust foreclosed his mortgage on Gutenberg's printing workshop.

Schoeffer is considered the author of many innovations such as dating books, introducing Greek characters in print, developing the basics of punchcutting and type-founding, and using colored inks in print.[1]

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