
The story of Nebiolo
The Italian type foundry Nebiolo of Turin was the biggest type and printing equipment manufacturer in Italy. It started in 1852 and thrived in the first half of the 20th century, but never made the transition to phototype. The foundry closed in 1978.

Aldo Novarese, the art director of Nebiolo, in his studio, in the 1960s. (Photo: gaetanodonato.blogspot.com)

Raffaello, a hallmark typeface of Nebiolo in the 1920s, presumably designed by Raffaello Bertieri.

Nebiolo was known for the style which American designers called “French Old Style.” The Romana Anticha (left) became Romana, the condensed companion to Rafaello. (Photo Indra Kupferschmid))

The cover of the 1920 Nebiolo book.

The foundry casting room, c. 1926 (Photo: gaetanodonato.blogspot.com)

The design department in the early 1920s. (Photo: Cooper Union) [https://coopertypography.wordpress.com/2009/12/28/aldo-novarese/]

The Nebiolo foundry in Turin today, now used for a government office. (Google Maps image)