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Bembo

/ˈbɛm.boʊ/
nounCEFR C2 (Proficient)Top #45000 frequency
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  1. 1

    A classic serif typeface designed in the style of the Renaissance, widely used in book publishing and professional typography for its elegance and readability.

    "The entire novel was meticulously typeset in Bembo to give it a timeless literary feel."

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Named after the 15th-century Italian scholar and cardinal Pietro Bembo, whose writings were the basis for the typeface design. Commissioned by the Monotype Corporation in 1929, the typeface was modeled on the Roman type cut by Francesco Griffo for Aldus Manutius in Venice in 1495.

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