 For me, the moment when the first true synthesis occurred was in the type of "De Aetna".This led me in turn to the Beinecke Library to pore over their copy of the book and its type—the archetype of Roman type for me.The late 15th century "De Aetna" typeface, cut by Francesco Griffo for Aldus Manutius, served as a basis for Yale, with elements of one of Carter's earlier typefaces, Galliard.