Baskerville (font)
font | Baskerville |
category | Serif |
Font classification | Baroque Antiqua |
Font designer | John Baskerville |
Creation | 1754 |
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The Baskerville is a font that originated as a transitional antiqua of the Baroque in 1754.
features
The term transitional antiqua describes the position of the baroque fonts as a transition between the renaissance antiques and the classicist font styles . The font developed by John Baskerville (1706–1775) in Birmingham was considered a technical milestone and an important reference for the later classicists. Nonetheless, for aesthetic reasons, the Caslon was often preferred, which is also considered the English antiqua par excellence. There were already numerous versions of the Baskerville back in the days of lead type.
The Baskerville font is characterized by strong line contrasts , upright shadow axes and horizontally emphasized serifs.
literature
- Günter Schuler: Typographic Atlas . Publisher Smartbooks Premium range.
Web links
Commons : Baskerville - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Open Baskerville - Baskerville font under free license
- Font Wiki