Editing Aldine Press (section)

=== Italic typeface ===
Adapting this admired and influential roman-faced font, Manutius and Griffo went on to produce a cursive variant, the first of what is now known as [[italic type]]. The word ''italic'' is derived from early Italian versions of italic faces, which were designed primarily in order to save on the cost of paper.<ref name="The Evolution of Type" /> The Aldine Press first used italic type in a woodcut of Saint Catherine of Siena in 1500.<ref>{{cite web |title=Columbia University Libraries Online Exhibitions {{!}} Type to Print: The Book & The Type Specimen Book |url=https://exhibitions.library.columbia.edu/exhibits/show/type_to_print/roman/catherine |website=exhibitions.library.columbia.edu}}</ref> Their 1501 edition of Virgil's ''Opera'' was the first book to be printed in italic type. The roman typeface and italic form created and pioneered by Manutius and Griffo were highly influential in typographic development.<ref name="The Evolution of Type" />