Aldus Manutius and the Development of Greek Script and Type in the Fifteenth Century

TitleAldus Manutius and the Development of Greek Script and Type in the Fifteenth Century
Publication TypeBook
Year of Publication1992
AuthorsBarker, Nicolas
Edition2
Number of Pages137 pp.
PublisherFordham University Press
CityBronx, NY
LanguageEnglish
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Contents:
List of Illustrations
Prologue
Preface
Preface to the Second Edition
Publisher's Note
Introduction
Robert Proctor's View
Scribes and Scholars: Greek Exiles in the West
Greek Types before Aldus and their Sources
The Aldine Greeks
The Followers of Aldus: Zacharias Callierges
The Technique of Typefounding
Technique and Privilege
The Achievement of Aldus
Appendix: Documents Relating to the Development of Greek Type in Venice
Appendix: The Aldine Italic
Addenda and Corrigenda
Type Lists
Index

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