Referring to Aldus Manutius, the famous Renaissance printer and publisher who revolutionized book production with italic type and standardized punctuation.
From the Latin name Aldus (Aldo Manuzio in Italian, 1450-1515). He became so influential that his name became synonymous with high-quality printing and book design during the Renaissance.
Aldus invented italic type (which you're reading in some words right now), created the first pocket-sized books, and basically invented modern punctuation—all in Venice in the 1490s! Every time you use a colon or semicolon correctly, you're following Aldus's standards.
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