Bembo

¹ British  

/ ˈbɛmbo /

noun

1. Pietro (ˈpjɛːtro). 1470–1547, Italian scholar, poet, and cardinal (1539). His treatise Prose della volgar lingua (1525) helped to establish a standard form of literary Italian

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Bembo ² British  

/ ˈbɛmbəʊ /

noun

1. a style of type

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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

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

He also loves to mention typefaces — Bembo, Baskerville, Garamond, Caslon and Janson come up a lot — and the names of beautiful papers: Amalfi, Fabriano, Nideggen.

From New York Times • Mar. 17, 2022

In her delightful history, Watson brings the Bembo semicolon alive, describing “its comma-half tensely coiled, tail thorn-sharp beneath the perfect orb thrown high above it.”

From The New Yorker • Jul. 15, 2019

For the text of the book, you might consider a digital update of Bembo – perhaps Bembo Book?

From The Guardian • Oct. 16, 2010

There are others addressed to Cardinal Bembo, in which she thus excuses herself for making Pescara the subject of her verse.

From The Romance of Biography (Vol 2 of 2) or Memoirs of Women Loved and Celebrated by Poets, from the Days of the Troubadours to the Present Age. 3rd ed. 2 Vols. by Jameson, Mrs. (Anna)