Aldus Manutius

British  

/ ˈɔːldəs məˈnjuːʃɪəs /

noun

1. 1450–1515, Italian printer, noted for his fine editions of the classics. He introduced italic type

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Example Sentences

The best bet is probably Aldus Manutius, a leading printer in late-15th-century Venice, where the center of printing innovation moved a decade after Gutenberg.

From New York Times • Jan. 17, 2024

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

From The New Yorker • Jul. 15, 2019

Example: her paean to Aldus Manutius the Elder, the 15th century Venetian printer who invented italics and first used the semicolon and whose babies, says Truss, she wishes she could have had.

From Time Magazine Archive

The rise of printing in the 14th and 15th centuries meant that a standard system of punctuation was urgently required, and Aldus Manutius was the man to do it.

From "Eats, Shoots & Leaves" by Author

The heroic status of Aldus Manutius the Elder among historians of the printed word cannot be overstated.

From "Eats, Shoots & Leaves" by Author