Aldine was an adjective and meant "having the characteristics of Aldus", and in particular the most famous man by that name, the publisher
Aldus Manutius
Aldus Pius Manutius (; it, Aldo Pio Manuzio; 6 February 1515) was an Italian printer and humanist who founded the Aldine Press. Manutius devoted the later part of his life to publishing and disseminating rare texts. His interest in and preserv ...
, creator of the "Aldine" (
Bembo
Bembo is a serif typeface created by the British branch of the Monotype Corporation in 1928–1929 and most commonly used for body text. It is a member of the " old-style" of serif fonts, with its regular or roman style based on a design cut a ...
) typeface (implemented on the
IBM Selectric Composer
The IBM Selectric typewriter was a highly successful line of electric typewriters introduced by IBM on 31 July 1961.
Instead of the "basket" of individual typebars that swung up to strike the ribbon and page in a typical typewriter of the perio ...
). ''Aldine'' may also mean:
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Aldine, Indiana, an unincorporated community in Starke County
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Aldine, New Jersey
Aldine is an unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most o ...
, an unincorporated community in Salem County
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Aldine, Houston, Texas
Aldine ( ) is a census-designated place (CDP) in unincorporated central Harris County, Texas, United States, located within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of Houston. The population was 15,999 at the 2020 census. The community is located on t ...
, a former town in Harris County, Texas, United States
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Aldine Independent School District
The Aldine Independent School District is a public school district based in unincorporated Harris County, Texas, United States. It serves portions of Houston and unincorporated Harris County. Aldine ISD serves the communities of Aldine, most of ...
, a school district in Houston, Texas, United States
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Aldine Press
The Aldine Press was the printing office started by Aldus Manutius in 1494 in Venice, from which were issued the celebrated Aldine editions of the classics (Latin and Greek masterpieces, plus a few more modern works). The first book that was da ...
, a 15th-century printing–publishing office started by
Aldus Manutius
Aldus Pius Manutius (; it, Aldo Pio Manuzio; 6 February 1515) was an Italian printer and humanist who founded the Aldine Press. Manutius devoted the later part of his life to publishing and disseminating rare texts. His interest in and preserv ...
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Aldine Edition of the British Poets
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The Aldine
''The Aldine'' was a monthly arts magazine published in New York in the 1800s.
History
''The Aldine'' was published by Sutton Browne & Company starting in 1868 as ''The Aldine Press'', which was shortened in 1871. Subtitles included ''A typogra ...
'', a monthly American art journal published in New York from 1868 to 1879
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Ruth Aldine
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