non plus ultra

From Latin non plus ultra, the name given to the type by the Enschedé Foundry in Haarlem, who first cut it.

non plus ultra

1. (printing, dated) A small size of type, equivalent to 2 point.

• vierde petit

• (German) Non Plus Ultra

From Latin non plus ultra

non plus ultra (di) m (invariable)

1. the last word in ~, the very best, the ne plus ultra.

Earliest known usage by Charles Aleyn in mid-17th century.[1]

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /noːn pluːs ˈul.traː/, [noːn pɫuːs ˈʊɫ.traː]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /non plus ˈul.tra/

nōn plūs ultra

1. literally, (go) no more beyond (this point); nothing further beyond.

• alleged to be inscribed on Pillars of Hercules as a warning to ships to sail no further.