Answer: aldus

AnswerCrossword Clue
ALDUS... Manutius (Venetian printer who introduced Italic type)
ALDUSGreat Italian printer Manutius
ALDUSFamous Venetian printer (1450-1515).
ALDUSVenetian painter-scholar.
ALDUS... Manutius, printer-scholar: 1450-1515
ALDUS... Manutius, creator of italics