Aldus Manutius: Father of the Portable Book

ElspethB · 02-28-2015, 09:55 AM

The Grolier Club in Manhattan is hosting an exhibition of the work of Aldus Manutius, a late-fifteenth-century Venetian printer who is credited as the first to print books in a smaller, more portable format, according to this article. He was also the first to print in italic type.

AlexBell · 02-28-2015, 11:33 PM

Thanks for the link to the article. It was fascinating.

Nabeel · 03-01-2015, 10:23 AM

It's odd how that world was so different from ours, and yet some things still sound so similar.

crich70 · 03-06-2015, 01:41 PM

I understand that when he died copies of his pocket editions were buried with him. And Italic type gets its name from the fact that he was Italian and he did his printing in Italy.

Kokomo Lee · 03-12-2015, 08:39 PM

Thank you for the article! Portable books, sex and drugs, forgeries - a very interesting read!

02-28-2015, 09:55 AM	#1
ElspethB Passionate Reader Posts: 274 Karma: 1829152 Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Central Jersey, USA Device: Samsung Galaxy Tab S3, Kobo Clara HD, Fire HD 8, Voyage, Oasis 3, PW5	Aldus Manutius: Father of the Portable Book The Grolier Club in Manhattan is hosting an exhibition of the work of Aldus Manutius, a late-fifteenth-century Venetian printer who is credited as the first to print books in a smaller, more portable format, according to this article. He was also the first to print in italic type.

03-06-2015, 01:41 PM	#4
crich70 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,305 Karma: 43993832 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Monroe Wisconsin Device: K3, Kindle Paperwhite, Calibre, and Mobipocket for Pc (netbook)	I understand that when he died copies of his pocket editions were buried with him. And Italic type gets its name from the fact that he was Italian and he did his printing in Italy. Last edited by crich70; 03-12-2015 at 10:44 PM.

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AlexBell Wizard Posts: 3,413 Karma: 13369310 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Launceston, Tasmania Device: Sony PRS T3, Kobo Glo, Kindle Touch, iPad, Samsung SB 2 tablet	Thanks for the link to the article. It was fascinating.

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Nabeel Zealot Posts: 146 Karma: 2747136 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Britain Device: Kobo Aura One	It's odd how that world was so different from ours, and yet some things still sound so similar.

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Kokomo Lee Keeps on Ticking... Posts: 79 Karma: 42864 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Pacific NW Device: Kindles, iStuff, Nexus and a partridge	Thank you for the article! Portable books, sex and drugs, forgeries - a very interesting read!