Clarendon (font)
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| font | Clarendon |
| category | Serif |
| Font classification | Serif linear antiqua |
| Font designer | Benjamin Fox |
| Type foundry | Bauer foundry |
| Creation | 1845 |
| Republish | Linotype |
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The Clarendon is a font that 1845 probably in England by Robert Besley was created and edited by Benjamin Fox for the first time. Due to its close relationship to the classicist Antiqua , especially newspaper types such as Century , it clearly shapes lines. This makes it easy to read and can be used with good results both in headings and in paragraph text . Typically for Egyptienne fonts, the Clarendon has large, clear, almost rectangular serifs . The pronounced "drops" are noticeable, for example on a , r or g .
The Clarendon came onto the market in Germany in 1850 from the Bauersche type foundry . In 1950 it was published by Hermann Eidenbenz via Linotype . It has a timeless style that allows it to be used in a variety of ways and is always popular.
Font example of the Clarendon
Example of the different styles of Clarendon
Also known as the poster font for the James Bond movie Goldfinger .
Classification of the script
- According to DIN 16518 , the Clarendon is categorized in group Va (serif-emphasized linear antiqua, derived from the classicistic antiqua) .
- Hans Peter Willberg would classify them in his classification matrix as static Egyptienne, Clarendon-like .
