Raffaello Bertieri (1875–1941) was a

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, and type designer from

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. Bertieri began working as a printer's apprentice in 1886 and by 1902 was an editor in

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. He began publishing ''Il Risorgimento Grafico (Renaissance of the Graphic Arts)'' even before founding his own printing and publishing house, ''Bertieri & Vanesetti'', which gained notoriety by publishing the works of Gabriele d'Annunzio, and renowned for its edition of ''L'arte di G B Bodoni''. Many of his books won prizes, most notably at the hugely influential Paris Exposition of 1925.

Fonts Designed by Raffaello Bertieri

All fonts cast by the Nebiolo type foundry. *Inkunabula (1921), based on a Roman of Erhard Ratdolt. *Sinibaldi (1926) *Paganini (1928), designed by Alessandro Butti under Bertieri's direction. *Iliade (1930) *Ruano (1933)

References

*Jaspert, W. Pincus, W. Turner Berry and A.F. Johnson. ''The Encyclopedia of Type Faces.'' Blandford Press Lts.: 1953, 1983. . *Friedl, Ott, and Stein, ''Typography: an Encyclopedic Survey of Type Design and Techniques Throughout History.'' Black Dog & Levinthal Publishers: 1998. . 1875 births 1941 deaths Italian art directors Italian graphic designers Italian typographers and type designers {{typ-stub