Bembo
1 Britishnoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Bembo
C20: named after Pietro Bembo (1470–1547), Italian scholar, poet, and cardinal, because the design of the typeface was based on one used for an edition of his tract De ætna by the printer Aldus Manutius
Example Sentences
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In his book "The Light in Troy," literary scholar Thomas Greene points to a 1513 letter written by poet Pietro Bembo to Giovanfrancesco Pico della Mirandola.
From Salon ● Nov. 19, 2022
Its author, Pietro Bembo, is best known today not for his book but for the typeface, designed by Francesco Griffo, in which the first semicolon was displayed: Bembo.
From The New Yorker ● Jul. 15, 2019
She is meticulous in her design: the stone is “Lake Placid Blue” as her homage to Yale’s blue and numerals use Bembo font as a link to Yale publications.
From New York Times ● Oct. 20, 2017
For the text of the book, you might consider a digital update of Bembo – perhaps Bembo Book?
From The Guardian ● Oct. 16, 2010
Another MS. of Terence in the Vatican library, is one which, in the sixteenth century, had fallen into the possession of Cardinal Bembo.
From History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II by Dunlop, John
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