This family was inspired by the beautiful roman font used by Aldus Manutius in Venice (1499) to print for the first time Hypnerotomachia Poliphili..., the well known book attributed to Francesco Colonna. Francesco Griffo was the punchcutter. The present font contains all of the specific latin abbreviations and other ligatures used in the original. The Italic style, carved by Francesco Colonna, the so called "Aldine" style, was inspired from various documents, all printed with this first Italic font. We offer the complete set of ligatures (about 60) we have been able to find, contained in the original font. In the two styles, we have made differences between I and J, V and U, to make easier a modern use. Added are the accented characters and a few others not in use in this early period of printing. The Italic style may be used as a complement to our 1470 Jenson Latin. The font contains all characters for West European (including Celtic), Baltic, East and Central European and Turkish language.

LD Abe Lincoln font is based on actual documents containing President Lincoln's own handwriting. Enjoy this font rooted in history.

There is just one subtle difference between these two fonts. The A version has a straight lowercase 'e'; the B version has an angled lowercase 'e'.

LD Baskin Sundae is as cute as it can be, and versatile too! Use this font to make perfectly designed layouts ...you know, you can complete your paper or scrapbooking creation in minutes!

LD Charlie Clown is an enjoyable scrapbooking font that can put a smile on anyone's face.

This font represents the type style created by this very famous classic typewriter.

Check this out! LD Cotton Candy is an adorable handwritten, script font...a must-have for so many lettering needs.

LD Cursive Flourish is the ultimate in casual elegance. This handwritten script comes complete with fancy flowing flourishes. Intricate and so unique! See LD Cursive for this font without flourishes.