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Poliphilus®
Poliphilus
Poliphilus Blado
Description
In 1499, Venetian Renaissance printer Aldus Manutius published a facsimile of the text of the Hypnerotomachia Poliphili using a type cut by his contemporary, punchcutter Francesco Griffo. In the early 1920s, Monotype's Stanley Morison set out to revive the gifted Griffo's glorious historical types under the name Poliphilus. The design of the letterforms relates to Bembo, but rather than settle for a mere redrawing of that Old Style type, Poliphilus was crafted to emulate fifteenth-century printing on handmade paper - ink spread and all. As italics were not normally created to accompany roman types during the Renaissance, Morison went in search of a suitable face that could be paired with the lovely roman. He settled on a design by calligrapher Ludovico degli Arrighi, which was modified and released in 1925 under the name Blado Italic. Blado has a slightly rough, antiqued appearance and charmingly unusual letterforms, bringing its Renaissance heritage into play. Blado and Poliphilus make a harmonious pair and are well-suited to text, especially when a handcrafted feel is desired.
Type Designer
Francesco Griffo
Character Set
Latin 1
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