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Gutenberg was ordered by the court to turn his printing shop over to Furst. He was also ordered to turn over half of the bibles he had already printed.

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Johannes Gutenberg likely turned over his printing shop to Johann Fust due to financial reasons. Gutenberg borrowed money from Fust to fund his printing operations, and when he could not repay the debt, Fust took control of the printing shop as collateral.

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