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| + | Aldus Manutius (c. 1450–1515) is a **towering figure** in the history of the book. He and his partners established the Aldine Press in Venice and his **legacy** includes the italic type, a number of first editions, and his trademark pocket-sized octavo volumes of classical Greek and Latin texts. This **display** to mark the 500th anniversary of his death tells the story of Aldus' | ||
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| + | This display is the centrepiece of a series of Aldine events in Oxford this winter. It also benefits from the work of **student curatorial assistants** whose own **one-day display** will be shown in the Proscholium on 6 February 2015. | ||
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| + | **Free** admission. | ||
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