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Manutius

[ muh-noo-shee-uhs, -nyoo- ]

noun

  1. Al·dus [awl, -d, uh, s, al, -], Teobaldo Mannucci or Manuzio, 1450–1515, Italian printer and classical scholar.


Manutius

/ məˈnjuːʃɪəs /

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In 1540 Paulus Manutius took over the entire charge of the business founded by his father.

Aldine, al′dīn, adj. applied to books printed by Aldus Manutius of Venice, in 16th century.

In 1653 he regretted his inability to find a publisher's catalogue issued by Aldus Manutius.

The type was called italic because it was dedicated to the states of Italy by the inventor, Manutius, about the year 1500.

The first of these is celebrated for his Orations, published by Aldus Manutius in 1576.

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