Type Specimen 3030

no.

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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Did you hear that?

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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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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 ?

yes and do

you enjoy making

keys ?

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