✒️In 1501#AldusManutius commissioned a new italic typeface. A change that made big waves in Renaissance reading.

Discover more about the printing revolution that transformed Europe with #DrKristianJensen on Mon 1st Dec

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📸 BRLSI Collection

#BRLSI #Renaissance

Some time has passed, but I still cherish the insightful conversation I had with @gsclemons.bsky.social about the fascinating 'mission' of book collectors.
#rarebooks #collecting #bookhistory #libraries #aldusmanutius #bookcollectors

Animated gif. Examples of the printing work of Aldus Mantius. Many of them books in this exhibition were originally collected by Jean Grolier, a patron of the press who amassed an historic collection before he died in 1565.

🔴 The Visionary Behind Italics
A new exhibit commemorates the Renaissance-era printing innovator #AldusManutius
by Steven Heller @thedailyheller at @TheAtlantic
On @internetarchive Wayback Machine too.
#italics #typography

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