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The Bembo
Bembo was cut by Francesco Griffo for the Venitian printer Aldus Manutius to publish in 1495 De Aetna by Cardinal Pietro Bembo. Stanley Morison supervised the design of Bembo for the Monotype Corporation in 1929. The Bembo is a readable and classical typeface because of its well-proportioned letterforms, functional serifs, and lack of peculiarities. 
Garamond
Bembo Specimen
Bitstream Aldine 401
Bembo Specimen
Bembo

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Date of birth
1495 & 1929
Nationality
Italian / British
Parent
Francesco Griffo for Aldus Manutius (1450-1515)
Stanley Morison (1889-1967)  for Monotype
Description
Renaissance old style
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