Poliphilus是“ Hypnerotomachia Poliphili”文本的传真，其后由Aldus Manutius于1499年在威尼斯出版，并使用了Francesco Griffo删节的字体来命名。作为一种设计，Poliphilus与Bembo有关，但是Bembo被重新绘制，目的是在旧设计的基础上制作一张新面孔，而Poliphilus是15世纪手工纸上印刷的精确副本。实际上如此精确，甚至可以复制原始的墨水散布。对于字体来说，这似乎不是一个很好的主意，但是字母形式很好，并且设计在功能上很成功。 Blado是Poliphilus的斜体，于1539年由Antonio Blado使用，由书法家Ludovico degli Arrighi设计。 Poliphilus类型主要用于书籍和文字工作。”

Poliphilus is a facsimile of the text of the 'Hypnerotomachia Poliphili', after which it is named, published by Aldus Manutius in Venice in 1499, using a type that had been cut by Francesco Griffo. As a design, Poliphilus is related to Bembo, but whereas Bembo was redrawn, with the intention of making a new face based on an old design, Poliphilus is an exact copy of fifteenth century printing on hand made paper. So exact in fact that even the original ink spread is reproduced. This may not seem like a very sound idea for a typeface, but the letterforms are good and the design is functionally successful. Blado, the italic for use with Poliphilus, was used by Antonio Blado in 1539, and designed by the calligrapher Ludovico degli Arrighi. The Poliphilus type is used mainly for book and text work."