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Dante Font
"The first Dante fonts were the product of a collaboration between two exceptional artists: Giovanni Mardersteig, a printer, book and typeface designer of remarkable skill and taste, and Charles Malin, one of the great punch-cutters of the 20th century.
"Dante was Mardersteig's last and most successful design. By this time he had gained a deep knowledge of what makes a typeface design lively, legible and handsome. Years of collaboration with Malin had also taught him the nuances of letter construction, and the two worked closely to develop a design that was easy to read. Special care was taken in the design of the serifs and top curves of the lowercase to create a subtle horizontal stress, which helps the eye move smoothly across the page.
"In 1955, after six years of work, the fonts were used to publish Boccaccio's Trattatello in Laude di Dante. The design took its name from this project."
http://www.fonts.com/findfonts/recentreleases/2006/dante+pro.htm
Verbi italiani
http://www.italian-verbs.com/verbi-italiani.htm
Contributed by Sam Donovan (Bowdoin, '07)
Background Image: Domenico di Michelino, Dante and His Comedy, 1465
