we may wish to know who first said it, but apt dictum from alfred forbes johnson. his next line read

we may wish to know who first said it, but apt dictum from alfred forbes johnson. his next line reads: «This may very well be done in the case of Petrarch in the sixteenth century, of whom there were scores of editions.» [Periods of Typography | The Italian Sixteenth Century, ernest benn, london, 1926, p7.]

set in a custom fount of bembo italic—more fount info.

letterpress on johannot.