Honorary Titles

Gutenburg is the title Myne awarded to those who contributed to the success of printing in Ehrenfest. The title is in honor of the real-world Johannes Gutenberg, who popularized the printing press in Europe.

See also Character List: Gutenberg.

Myne originally awards the title to Johann after he finishes the first set of metal types for her prototype printing machine, calling him "the second coming of Gutenberg". Not wanting Lutz or Benno to feel left out, she quickly revises her statement to say that all of them are members of a "big Gutenberg family". Much to the dismay of everyone involved, the name sticks.

Over time, the title expands to comprise not only those who worked on the printing press, but those who sold books, developed ink, created illustrations, made paper, and helped manage the printing workshops.

Spoiler from Part 4 Volume 4 Over time the title became more synonymous with being a highly skilled craftsperson in the favour of Myne or later Rozemyne, since it spread first from just printing technology to printing related technologies and then to progress in other fields as well. Recently Rozemyne decided together with the Gilberta Company to hold a competition among the dyeing workshops of Ehrenfest City to see who can produce the best results with the recently introduced tie-dying and rozemyne dyeing techniques and reward the winner with the title of Gutenberg, despite dyeing fabric having nothing to do with printing anymore. This was done to facilitate the spread of the technology throughout the city.

Spoiler from Part 4 Volume 5 A bit later Rozemyne rethinks the issue and decides to give an entirely new title to the competition winner instead of making them a Gutenberg.

Benno - merchant who helps Myne make paper and also sells Myne's other products.

Mark - Benno's primary assistant with the Gilberta Company business, he helps Myne with gettting the equipment together to make paper.

Lutz - Helps Myne make the paper and is Myne's primary assistant in making the paper and joins Gilberta Company.

Gil - Is in charge of the workshop for both making paper and printing in the temple and is one of Myne's attendants.

Wilma - Another of Myne's attendants and does the artwork for the books she prints.

Johann - A skilled smith who makes letters for Rozemyne's printing press and also contributes to making the printing press.

Zack - Makes the schematics for Rozemyne's ideas and also is Johann's rival for smith

Ingo - Is a carpenter who helps make the original printing press (which is all wooden) as well as playing cards and reversi

Heidi - Is a very skilled inventor, part of the Ink guild, and helps Myne make the coloured ink work on the new paper which she has made. She is as obsessed with making new ink as Myne is with books, and they get on quite well.

Josef - Heidi's husband, running the ink factory while she invents and, like Lutz for Myne, keeping her on track.


 * The title "Gutenburg" is an homage to Johannes Gutenberg.


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