Italics

Author	Topic: Italics
ReMeMbEr Agent Member # 6581	written Saturday, April 15 2006 08:03 Profile Homepage #0 I apologize for this stupid question, but... Why writing like this is called "italics"? This have some links to Italian language? I hope I writed well... :rolleyes: Anyway, thanks in advance. EDIT: 300 posts. Whoa. I have to open a celebration topic? :P [ Saturday, April 15, 2006 08:04: Message edited by: MagmaDragoon ] -------------------- Download Geneforge 4: Rebellion You have 6 posts. Nobody cares what you think. - Thuryl Wikipedia may be your friend, but UBB is not. - Dikiyoba Posts: 1310 | Registered: Tuesday, December 20 2005 08:00
Kelandon Off With Their Heads Member # 4045	written Saturday, April 15 2006 08:17 Profile Homepage #1 Well, it was invented by an Italian. I'm not sure that's the reason, though. -------------------- Arancaytar: Every time you ask people to compare TM and Kel, you endanger the poor, fluffy kittens. Smoo: Get ready to face the walls! Ephesos: In conclusion, yarr. Kelandon's Pink and Pretty Page!!: the authorized location for all things by me The Archive of all released BoE scenarios ever Posts: 7968 | Registered: Saturday, February 28 2004 08:00
Erika Maroonmark Shock Trooper Member # 5969	written Saturday, April 15 2006 08:32 Profile #2 Italic is the name of a style of calligraphy that slants to the right. (It's also the name of a language family, but I don't think that's quite as relevant.) -------------------- A C, an E-flat, and a G walk into the Tower of the Magi. Ambrin walks up to them and says, "Hey! It's the Triad!" Kelner snorts and says, "Pretty minor Triad if you ask me." Posts: 242 | Registered: Thursday, June 16 2005 07:00
Kelandon Off With Their Heads Member # 4045	written Saturday, April 15 2006 08:50 Profile Homepage #3 Huh. The OED says that Aldus Manutius actually is the reason that slanted type is called "italics." "Applied to the species of printing type introduced by Aldus Manutius of Venice, in which the letters, instead of being erect as in Roman, slope towards the right; first used in an edition of Virgil, published in 1501 and dedicated to Italy. In early use also Italica (sc. littera)." -------------------- Arancaytar: Every time you ask people to compare TM and Kel, you endanger the poor, fluffy kittens. Smoo: Get ready to face the walls! Ephesos: In conclusion, yarr. Kelandon's Pink and Pretty Page!!: the authorized location for all things by me The Archive of all released BoE scenarios ever Posts: 7968 | Registered: Saturday, February 28 2004 08:00