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The original design had a bold look with contrasting strokes and an upper case that was a bit more condensed that its stylish influence Baskerville. The unbracketed serifs and even geometric styling has made this a popular font seen in almost every kind of typesetting situation, but particularly well suited for title fonts and logos.
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