#  Frank Romano (RIT), "The History of Type" (Lecture) 

 



####  calendar\_today Date and Time 

 **November 5, 2016** 

 01:00PM - 03:30PM EDT 

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 **Museum of Printing, 15 Thornton Ave, Haverhill, MA**  



 

 



 

#### Romano Type Lecture  
**The History of Type**  
**Saturday, November 5, 2016, 1:00 pm – 3:30 pm**  
   
From Gutenberg to Zuckerberg, RIT Professor **Frank Romano** details the rich history of typography over the ages. He answers such questions as "Who invented the serif?" and "Who invented the lowercase?" among many others. Discover Napoleon's relationship with the Courier typewriter font and how italic type helped to invent the Renaissance.  
   
Reserve your space, register on line [here](https://museumofprinting.ejoinme.org/MyPages/HistoryofTypeLecture5November2016/tabid/802188/Default.aspx)  
 



 

 



 

 

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