Cardiff’s Aldines: books printed by Aldus Manutius and the Aldine Press, 1494-1598

Aldus Manutius (c.1450-1515) was a highly influential Italian humanist scholar and one of the most innovative of the early printers. As founder of the Aldine Press in Venice, his many legacies include the introduction of the italic type to printing and the standardisation of punctuation such as the comma and semicolon. Perhaps Aldus’s most important … Continue reading Cardiff’s Aldines: books…