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    Baskerville - Wikipedia

    Baskerville is a serif typeface designed in the 1750s by John Baskerville (1706–1775) in Birmingham, England, and cut into metal by punchcutter John Handy. Baskerville is classified as a transitional typeface, intended as a refinement of what are now called old-style typefaces of the period, especially those of his most … See more

    Baskerville's typeface was part of an ambitious project to create books of the greatest possible quality. Baskerville was a wealthy industrialist, who had started his career as a writing-master (teacher of calligraphy) and … See more

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    The following foundries offered versions of Baskerville:
    • The original punches were sold by Baskerville's widow and eventually ended up in the … See more

    As it had been a standard type for many years, Baskerville was widely available in cold type. Alphatype, Autologic, Berthold, Compugraphic, Dymo,… See more

    As a somewhat precise design that emphasises contrast between thick and thin strokes, modern designers may prefer different revivals for … See more

    1. ^ It should be realised that "Transitional" is a somewhat nebulous classification, almost always including Baskerville and other typefaces … See more

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    Key features of Baskerville are its E where the bottom arm projects further than the upper, a W with no centre serif, and in the lower-case g where the bottom loop is open. Some fonts … See more

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    Some examples of volumes published by Baskerville.
    John Milton's Paradise Lost (1758)
    • Volume One of The works of Joseph Addison (1761)
    • Title page of Baskerville's 1763 Bible (showing… See more

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  4. Bas·ker·ville
    noun
    Baskerville (noun)
    1. a typeface much used in books.
    Origin
    early 19th century: named after John Baskerville (1706–75), English printer, designer of the typeface.
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    They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. John Baskerville (born Jan. 28, 1706, Wolverley, Worcestershire, Eng.—died Jan. 8, 1775, Birmingham, Warwickshire) was an English printer and creator of a typeface of great distinction bearing his name, whose works are among the finest examples of the art of printing.
    www.britannica.com/biography/John-Baskerville
    From Benjamin Franklin to contemporary logo designers, Baskerville has a lot of devoted fans. For anyone who uses a word processor ― so, over a billion people, Microsoft estimates on its site ― a favorite font can be an identity marker as salient as an outfit or a hairstyle. It can communicate formality or a more laid-back mood.
    www.huffpost.com/entry/baskerville-font-history_n_58e7fe…
    It may sometimes be called Baskerville LT. More loosely, the Scotch Roman genre of transitional types reflects the influence of Baskerville's work, with increasing influence of Didone type from the continent around the beginning of the nineteenth century; the font Georgia is influenced by this genre.
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baskerville
    Today, Baskerville is available on both PCs and Macs, solidifying it as a popular font. Just as different letterpresses offered slightly tweaked variations of the original font, there are several digital varieties of the font, too; some are crisper, with thinner downstrokes, while others are heftier, and easier to read for several pages.
    www.huffpost.com/entry/baskerville-font-history_n_58e7fe…