Clarendon (font)
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.
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 .