Bodoni, Giambattista, << boh DOH nee, `jahm` baht TEES tah >> (1740-1813), an Italian printer and type designer, became the most celebrated printer in Europe at the end of the 1700’s. He managed the Duke of Parma’s press and produced elegant books. Bodoni also set up a type foundry. He designed his own types in a style called “modern faces,” in which there is a strong contrast between the thick and thin portions of the letter. Type faces based on his designs remain popular today. Bodoni was born on Feb. 16, 1740, in Saluzzo, Italy. He died on Nov. 29, 1813, in Parma, Italy.
