Johannes Philippus de Lignamine

Johannes Philippus de Lignamine (1420 – ??) was a Sicilian printer/publisher and tax collector from Messina active at Monte Cassino near Rome and a courtier to Pope Sixtus IV. He is best known for his publication of Herbarium Apuleii Platonici in 1481. Research by Margaret M. Smith concluded that de Lignamine was the first printer to use small capitals.

Johannes Philippus de Lignamine

Johannes Philippus de Lignamine (1420 – ??) was a Sicilian printer/publisher and tax collector from Messina active at Monte Cassino near Rome and a courtier to Pope Sixtus IV. He is best known for his publication of Herbarium Apuleii Platonici in 1481. Research by Margaret M. Smith concluded that de Lignamine was the first printer to use small capitals.