Graphics Reference
In-Depth Information
Typography from Gutenberg to the
nineteenth century: 1450-1800 CE
The humanist philosophy that flowered during
the Renaissance embraced the study of classical
literature, a belief in human dignity and worth, a spirit
of individualism, and a shift from religious to secular
concerns.
1465
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c. 1485:
Filippino
Lippi,
Portrait of a Youth.
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1465:
Germans
Konrad Sweynheym
and Arnold Pannartz
design the first type in
Italy. It had some Roman
features.
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1467:
Konrad
Sweynheym and Arnold
Pannartz, the first truly
Roman-style type,
influenced by Roman
inscriptional capitals and
manuscripts written in
Caroline minuscules.
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1470:
Nicolas
Jenson, early Venetian
roman typeface.
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1475:
William
Caxton, typography from
the first topic printed in
the English language.
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1486:
Erhard
Ratdolt, the earliest
known specimen sheet
of printing types.
1492:
Christopher
Columbus lands in
America.
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c. 1494:
Scholar
and printer Aldus
Manutius established the
Aldine Press in Venice
to publish works by the
great Greek and Roman
thinkers.
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1495:
Francesco
Griffo (punch cutter for
Aldus Manutius), roman
type first used in
De
aetna
by Pietro Bembo.
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