Designer: Aldus Manutius
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Prof. Deepa Shanbhag
deepa.shanbhag47@citytech.cuny.edu
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- COMD1127 – Type and Media –Syllabus – Fall 2024
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I learned that Aldus Manutius introduced italic typeface.He made pocket sized books.He corrected and improved text.Without him we wouldn’t have Bembo and Gramond typefaces.Lastly he was one of the world’s first publishers.