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Aldus Manutius, Italian publisher, founded the Aldine Press (born 1449)
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Aldus Manutius
Italian printer and humanist (1449/1452–1515)
Aldus Pius Manutius was an Italian printer and humanist who founded the Aldine Press. Manutius devoted the later part of his life to publishing and disseminating rare texts. His interest in and preservation of Greek manuscripts mark him as an innovative publisher of his age…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Aldine Press
Venetian printing office
The Aldine Press was the printing office started by Aldus Manutius in 1494 in Venice, from which were issued the celebrated Aldine editions of the classics. The first book that was dated and printed under his name appeared in 1495.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)