Italic type was first used by Aldus Manutius and his press in Venice in 1500.
Manutius intended his italic type to be used not for emphasis but for the text of small, easily carried … See more

Italics within italics
If something within a run of italics needs to be italicised itself, the type is normally switched back to non … See more

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• The Essential Italic on YouTube, Victor Gaultney (presentation to ATypI)
• Hamilton, Frederick W. (1918). The Uses of Italic: A Primer of Information Regarding the Origin and Uses of Italic Letters at Project Gutenberg See more

• Emphasis: "Smith wasn't the only guilty party, it's true". This often corresponds with stress in speech.
• The titles of works that stand by themselves, such as books (including those within a larger series), albums, paintings See more

Oblique type (or slanted roman, sloped roman) is type that is slanted, but lacking cursive letterforms, with features like a non-descending f and double-storey a, unlike "true italics". Many sans-serif typefaces use oblique designs (sometimes called "sloped … See more

1. ^ It has been suggested that his choice to publish such small, cheap editions was the result of a recession beginning in 1500, the result of war with the Ottoman Empire.
2. ^ Notable revivals include Bembo Narrow Italic, Centaur Italic or Arrighi, Poetica See more