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Aldus Manutius
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Al·dus Ma·nu·tius  (ôlds m-nshs, -sh-s, -ny-, l-)
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Aldus Manutius [ˈɔːldəs məˈnjuːʃɪəs]
n
(Biographies / Manutius, Aldus (1450-1515) M, Italian, WRITING: printer) 1450-1515, Italian printer, noted for his fine editions of the classics. He introduced italic type


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E si fa cenno anche ai formati, altro elemento importante d'immagine che in ogni epoca ha comunicato un'idea di libro in relazione ai vari generi letterari e ai modelli di lettura: come non ricordare, in proposito, l'enchiridio di Aldo Manuzio, progenitore di un'editoria colta e scaltrita?
The remaining articles focus on aspects of Petrarch, Poliziano, Manuzio, Gaza, George of Trebizond, and Marcello Adriani.
Referring to the publisher Aldo Manuzio, Erasmus evokes a worldwide linguistic empire in explicit contrast to a merely 'worldly' one: However loudly you may sing the praises of those men who by their valour protect or even extend the boundaries of their country, they are active at best in worldly things and constrained within narrow limits.
 
 
 
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