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are you admiring your lime avenue?
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Let them eat cake
A DELECTABLE TYPOGRAPHIC SPECIMEN
I’M SAYING GOODBYE.
OF BASKERVILLE
welcome to my little village! about this pastry of a book
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baskerville meets marie antoinette
Inspired by film director Sofia
Coppola’s rendition of “Marie
Antoinette,” this tasty assortment
K a i t ly n O’C o n n o r S p r i n g 2011 T y p o g r a p h y 3030
of type aims to show off John Baskerville’s 1757 typeface.
Quotes are used from Sofia’s
scrumptious screenplay. Enjoy!
mmmmmm
Æ versaille this is
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RIDICULOUS
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THIS, madame, is Versaille
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Did you hear that?
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baskerville italic 14 pt
Did you hear that?
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baskerville bold 14 pt
Did you hear that?
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baskerville bold italic 14 pt
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baskerville semibold italic 14 pt
she just
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burped.
DA INTY SPUR ..............
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baskerville semibold 14 pt
CH ARM ING TAIL
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ASC END E R W I T H T ER M I NA L
baskerville regular 14 pt
DAZ Z LIN G C O NT R A ST BET W EEN T HIC K & T H I N ST RO KES
Did you hear that?
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5
YOUR MAJESTY,
YOU HAVE SPENT OVER
ALREADY THIS MONTH.
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everythıng
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so , i hear you like to make keys ?
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you enjoy making
keys ?
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