Early Greek Typography in Milan, A Historical Note on a New Greek Typeface

Abstract

In the early history of Greek typography, the famous Aldine Greeks all too soon superseded other interesting attempts at adapting the Greek alphabet to the new medium of movable type. Among the centers of printing Greek in Italy, Milan deserves particular attention. Here in 1476, the first book to be printed entirely in Greek initiated a series of typefaces that were both suitable for the new medium and genuinely Greek, since they were based on contemporary penmanship. So it is to be welcomed that a modern revival of one of these typefaces has been created under the name of "Milan Greek."