Creator
Nicolas Jenson
Title
Eusebius pamphilus / de evangelica praeparatione.
Coverage
Venice
Date
1470
Description
Jenson was a Frenchman who worked at the Royal mint at Tours. In 1458 he was sent to Mainz by King Charles VII to learn the secrets of the art of printing. He moved to Venice in the late 1460s, establishing himself as the first non-German printer in that city.
Jenson’s roman inspired many of the typefaces of the private press revival as well as several commercial fonts of the twentieth century, including Centaur and Adobe Jenson.
Jenson’s roman inspired many of the typefaces of the private press revival as well as several commercial fonts of the twentieth century, including Centaur and Adobe Jenson.
Relation
PROVENANCE: The American Type Founders (ATF) library; later Columbia University Rare Books and Manuscripts Library