Aldine Press

ALDINE PRESS, the printing office started by Aldus Manutius at the end of the 15^th century in Venice, from which were issued the celebrated Aldine editions of the classics of that time. (See MANUTIUS.) The Aldine Press is famous in the history of typography (q.v.), among other things, for the introduction of italics.

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