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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
The following foundries offered versions of Baskerville:
• The original punches were sold by Baskerville's widow and eventually ended up in the … See moreAs a somewhat precise design that emphasises contrast between thick and thin strokes, modern designers may prefer different revivals for … See more
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
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 moreWikipedia text under CC-BY-SA license The Hound of the Baskervilles - Wikipedia
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