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Bembo
Bembo Fonts and Typefaces
Monotype Bembo, issued in 1929, is based on the
roman cut by Francesco Griffo for Cardinal Bembo’s tract “de Aetna” in
1495. It owes its beauty and legibility in all sizes to the well
proportioned letterforms and clear detail. It has been carefully
redrawn to capture the spirit and intention of the original. The result
is a face of timeless beauty, making it very popular for text. The
Bembo italic fonts were adapted from a face of Giovanni Tagliente
(1524). These fonts have an easy, natural grace when used on their own,
and are perfect companions to the roman fonts. Bembo is one of the most
beautiful and distinctive typefaces and has been widely used for book
text, advertising and display work over the last 60 years.
The new digital version of Bembo, called Bembo Book,
has been designed to better suit setting text in the 10 to 18 point
range. This new face has been carefully drawn to produce results
comparable to those achieved from the letterpress version. Outlines
were taken directly from the metal type drawings and digitized, then
meticulously edited to preserve the design features and overall color
of the original design.
Bembo Book
is slightly narrower than existing digital versions of the face; this
makes it more economical in use and gives excellent color to continuous
pages of text. Ascending lowercase letters are noticeably taller than
capitals, giving an elegant look to the design.
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