Francesco
Griffo design Bembo for
the publisher Aldo Manutius in Venice.
1495
An example of the typeface Bembo
An hystorical example of the typeface Bembo by Aldine Press.
Aldo
Manutiusadopted the Anchor and Dolphin
design as the printer's mark for the Aldine Press.
Among
his innovations are portable-size books. He also invented the "italics"
(cut by Franceso Griffo), a new typeface that mimicked humanists'
cursive handwriting
Example of Aldine Press using "italics"
Aldo
Manuzio's Greek grammar, the Institutiones grammaticae.
1493
The
most famous and probably the most beautiful book published by Aldo Manutius:
Hypnerotomachia Poliphili.
It is considered the first experimental "cutting-edge" graphic
publication. 1499
Aldine Press in color
The
first independent typefounder was a French gentleman by the name of Claude
Garamond. 1530
Garamond was the first to make type available to printers at an affordable
price
Garamont
was designed in 1523 by Claude Garamond, who based his type on the roman
fonts of Griffo
An hystorical esample of Garamond