Aldus Manutius of Italy
Born: Bassiano, 1449
Died: Venice, 1515
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Venetian scholar, who became a publisher and printer when he founded the Aldine Press in 1495.
He introduced personal or pocket editions of the classics in Latin and Greek that all could own, as well as works by contemporaries Pietro Bembo and Erasmus. His typefaces were all designed and cut by the brilliant Francesco Griffo, a punchcutter who created the first roman type cut from study of classical Roman capitals.
Type designs based on work used by Aldus Manutius include Bembo and Poliphilus.
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Related Links
• BoyBeaver: Aldus Manutius, scholar-printer
• Britannica: Manutius, Aldus, The Elder
• IN AEDIBVS ALDI: the legacy of Aldus Manutius and his press
• Les origines de l'imprimerie vénitienne: Alde Manuce (French)
• MIT Press: Hypnerotomachia Poliphili facsimile
• Simon Fraser University: Aldus Pius Manutius - an exhibition
• The Catholic Encyclopedia: Aldus Manutius
• Graphion: Aldus Manutius (1450-1515)
• Infoplease: Aldus Manutius
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