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AN INTRODUCTION TO THE HISTORY OF PRINTING TYPES

types are approximately 16 point and the format of his books generally
quartos. 'Economy of space (in his types) was not considered in their
design'1 says Mr Johnson.Two forms of g are used, often in the same
piece of setting, one of which has been called the calligraphic g. Dia¬
mond shaped full points are another feature of Arrighi's founts.
'A. F.Johnson in Type Designs: their History and Development.

С ORYCIANORVM .LIB. II,

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S tarnt dumm lapis Tarpeius, maximafempcr
R efltaioms eruntfiana t etvictatis попою ♦
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N im Venus, tt mums puer, exuftat'cn Dione ?
"Huqeaoeant^on ops ¿ton Vena,et veiouis,en fnc
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t cet kofjes nate? inqremto quantum Anna nepcti
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Q^m тлге,ті terras, quicp ¿tijera, nuíía,cae[um,
С ondiait, etforma perfecla conlilit oriem,
Natos et ipfe Deo auumfit cnmpatre,neeunqnm

27. Vicentino's first italic [222]

LIB, III

N atiuam erípiunt formatti itidignantibusipsis,
I nmtasquetubent áltenos fintiere uultus.
H and magis imprudens mihi erit, et ìuminis expers
Qui onero intentes habitus ¿ctfcrrcgigantts,
Ouamft quts ììabuìa alta, ¡ares appclict equinos,
A ut crines magna? genttriets gramma ¿teat ♦
P rtftttcrit uerofactem, spolia etfua cinque
L inquere, et interdum proprtis rem prodcre uerbis,
I ndtcitsquefms, eafint modo digna Camcems,
R es ettampoteris rebus corifene uiaffim,
N omimbusque ambas uerisquejutsque uocare ♦
Quodfariens,fugc uerborum dispendia, paucisque
I ncludas numerts, unde tìlafimtìhma imago
D ucitur, et bt'cutter confer, ne forte prior um

0 blitusfer топит alto traducere mentem,

1 natte alia ex altis utdeare exordia labi.

I атоме age uerborum outfit deletlus habendus,
Qux ratio, пат пес funt omnia uerfibus apta ♦
О mnia neepariter tibi funt uno ordine habenda ♦
V erftbus ipsa edam dtutfa, et carmina omnium

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28. Vicentino's second italic [222]