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Bembo
Bembo is a serif typeface originating from a 1929 Monotype revival. It’s based on the original type cut for Pietro Bembo's *De Aetna*, a landmark humanist book printed in 1495 by Aldus Manutius. The font remains notable for its connection to early Renaissance typography and is suitable for body text requiring an old-style, traditional aesthetic. It’s primarily used by designers and printers workin...
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Centaur
Centaur is an old-style serif typeface designed by Bruce Rogers in 1914, initially created for a limited edition book published by the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The design is directly modeled after the roman typeface cut by Nicolas Jenson in Venice around 1470, featuring a delicate, Renaissance humanist structure. In 1929, the Monotype Corporation commissioned an adaptation for mechanical typese...
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