Manutius

American  

[muh-noo-shee-uhs, -nyoo-] / məˈnu ʃi əs, -ˈnyu- /

noun

1. Aldus Teobaldo Mannucci or Manuzio, 1450–1515, Italian printer and classical scholar.

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Manutius British  

/ məˈnjuːʃɪəs /

noun

1. See Aldus Manutius

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Example Sentences

It first appeared in 1494, in a book published in Venice by Aldus Manutius.

From The New Yorker

Finally, there’s no getting away from the tangible delights of reading in a format that has remained essentially unchanged since the printer Aldus Manutius pioneered the portable, hand-held book — small enough to fit in a saddlebag — in 15th century Venice.

From Seattle Times

The exhibition explores the ways, to this day, Manutius influences how we preserve and disseminate knowledge.

From New York Times

The exhibition that opened this week at the Grolier Club in Manhattan, “Aldus Manutius: A Legacy More Lasting Than Bronze,” gathers nearly 150 Aldines, as books from the press Aldus founded in Venice in 1494 are known, for a more sober tribute.

From New York Times

The Grolier doesn’t own a copy of the “Codex Vita” of the 15th-century Venetian printer Aldus Manutius, the fictional tome on which Mr. Sloan’s plot turns.

From New York Times