Aldus may refer to:
People
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Aldus Manutius
Aldus Pius Manutius (; ; 6 February 1515) was an Italian printer and Renaissance humanism, humanist who founded the Aldine Press. Manutius devoted the later part of his life to publishing and disseminating rare texts. His interest in and preser ...
, a Venetian publisher who popularized small personal volumes
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Aldus Manutius the Younger
Aldus Manutius, the Younger (; ; 13 February 1547 — 28 October 1597) was the grandson of Aldus Manutius and son of Paulus Manutius. He was the last member of the Manuzio family to be active in the Aldine Press that his grandfather founded.
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, grandson of Aldus Manutius
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Aldus Chapin Higgins
Aldus Chapin Higgins (December 7, 1872 – September 10, 1948) was an American lawyer, inventor, and businessman.
Early life
Aldus Higgins was born December 7, 1872, in Worcester, Massachusetts to Milton P. Higgins and Katherine Chapin. Milto ...
(1872–1948), American lawyer and inventor
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Aldus Roger
Aldus Roger (February 10, 1915 – April 4, 1999) was an American Cajun accordion player in southwest Louisiana, best known for his accordion skills, and television music program.
Early life
Aldus Roger was born in Carencro, Louisiana and learned ...
(1915–1999), American Cajun accordion player
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David Aldus
David Aldus (18 09 1941 - 27 01 2025 ) was a Welsh painter, known for his landscape and maritime scenery.
Personal life
Aldus was born in the Garrison town of Brecon, where he spent much of his life. Both his father, John Macdonald Aldus, an ...
(born 1941), Welsh painter
Businesses
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Aldine Press
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 (Latin and Greek masterpieces, plus a few more modern works). The first book that was d ...
, the printing office founded by Aldus Manutius
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Aldus Corporation
Aldus Corporation was an American software company best known for its pioneering desktop publishing software. PageMaker, the company's most well-known product, ushered in the modern era of desktop computers such as the Macintosh seeing widesp ...
, a software developer known for their desktop publishing software that was acquired by Adobe Inc.
Other
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Aldus (typeface)
Palatino is an old-style serif typeface designed by Hermann Zapf, initially released in 1949 by the Stempel foundry and later by other companies, most notably the Mergenthaler Linotype Company. Palatino is optimised for legibility with open ...
, a Palatino-family typeface by Herman Zapf
See also
* In typography, some forms of
fleuron are also known as an "aldus leaf"
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Aldous (disambiguation)
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