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Aldus Manutius

Italian

1501

Italic type (cut by Francesco Griffo) is first used by Aldus Manutius at the Aldine Press in Venice, in an edition of Virgil.

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Aldine Press : publisher

Virgil : poet

Francesco Griffo

Aldus Manutius

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1501

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1502

September

1 year, 8 months, 3 days later

A Greek and Italian parallel text edition of Herodotus' Histories done for Count Matteo Maria Boiardo is published in Venice by Aldus Manutius.

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Aldus Manutius

Herodotus : historian

Count Matteo Maria Boiardo : count

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1502

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1504

1 year, 4 months, 2 days later

Aldus Manutius publishes his edition of Demosthenes in Venice.

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Aldus Manutius

Demosthenes : philosopher

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1504

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