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Bodoni

American  
[buh-doh-nee, baw-daw-nee] / bəˈdoʊ ni, bɔˈdɔ ni /

noun

  1. Giambattista 1740–1813, Italian painter and printer.

  2. Printing. a style of type based on a design by G. Bodoni.


Bodoni British  
/ bəˈdəʊnɪ /

noun

  1. a style of type designed by the Italian printer Giambattista Bodoni (1740–1813)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Brand logos that either are Bodoni or owe a serious debt to it include Valentino, La Mer, Calvin Klein and Brookstone.

From New York Times • Feb. 29, 2024

Brandizzo Mayor Paolo Bodoni said there were indications that the crew of the train was unaware there were workers on the tracks, reported La Stampa, a newspaper in Piedmont’s main city, Turin.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 31, 2023

The mayor of Brandizzo, Paolo Bodoni, told local media an investigation was under way.

From BBC • Aug. 31, 2023

European consumer groups, meanwhile, said that Google could be violating European privacy law, Bloomberg’s Stephanie Bodoni reports.

From Washington Post • Jun. 30, 2022

Castle of Otranto, printed by Bodoni, 1791, 4to.

From Bibliomania; or Book-Madness A Bibliographical Romance by Dibdin, Thomas Frognall

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