Figure 228
Greek Type used in Complutensian Polyglot Bible (New Testament): Guillen de Brocar, Alcalá
From a copy in the Boston Public Library (facsimile), Library of Congress (scan)
1514–17
…the wonderful Greek type is what all Greek type should be in style—a reversion to the fine early Greek manuscript-hands. It is very open and clear in design and of a beautifully even strength of line throughout.… To see how the famous Greek types look, normally printed, one must study such pages as that from which our illustration is taken.