1499 Alde Manuce Pro is a historic typeface family. This typeface has 2 designs and was published by GLC Foundry.

This family was created inspired from the beautiful roman font style used by Aldus Manutius in Venice (1499) to print for the very first time "Hypnerotomachia Poliphili……", the popular book attributed to Francesco Colonna. Francesco Griffo was the punchcutter. Today font is containing all of the particular latin abbreviations and other ligatures utilized in the original. The Italic design, sculpted by Francesco Colonna, the so called "Aldine" style, was inspired from different documents, all printed with this first Italic font style. We offer the total set of ligatures (about 60) we have actually had the ability to discover, included in the initial font style. In the 2 styles, we have actually made distinctions in between I and J, V and U, to simplify a modern-day use. Added are the accented characters and a few others not in use in this early period of printing.

The Italic design may be utilized as an enhance to our "1470 Jenson Latin". The font style is including all characters for West European (consisting of Celtic), Baltic, East and Central European and Turkish language.

Font Family:
· 1499 Alde Manuce Pro Normal
· 1499 Alde Manuce Pro Italic